Workplace sickness

Disability charities have slammed the government's Workplace Capability Assessments (WCA) as ‘farcical' as those with progressive conditions are being advised they could consider a return to work.

Commonly accepted health management best practices are not always effective, a population health management company has found.

An employment appeal tribunal (EAT) has capped the amount of holiday allowance that employees are able to automatically carry over while off on long term sick leave at four weeks.

Health & Case Management (HCML) has launched a case management service to cut workplace absence and reduced productivity costs caused by growing mental health problems.

The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) is taking action to improve Work Capability Assessments (WCA) by bringing in additional providers, the minister for employment has announced.

Research from Cass Business School has revealed 64% of businesses have invested in good employee benefits but have not told staff what they are entitled to. But who are these "silent type" firms?

With over 300,000 employees moving from work to state sickness benefits, and many employers looking to reduce sick pay within the next year, income protection 'must not be ignored', PG Mutual has said.

A Red Arc mental health programme has claimed a 74% recovery to normal mood levels and everyday coping capacity within a period of three to four months.

The majority of British people recognise that stress is the most common cause of work-related ill health.

One in five find the daily ‘to-do list' so overwhelming that it constantly worries them, while 14% lose sleep over them, a number almost the same as the population of the North West of England, according to the Payments Council.