Workplace stress has reached a four-year high with British workers being the most stressed compared to colleagues in some of the world's biggest economies, a new report has found.
Businesses and government need to issue a "clear and consistent message from the top that work is good for you", the co-author of the Sickness Absence Review has said.
Speak up when leader's leave of absence risks rumour disease, says Kay Williamson
Businesses risk alienating their staff by not offering a compassionate approach to absence management, new research has found.
Employees are more likely to have been absent from work due to personal reasons than because of sickness, new research has revealed.
The majority of employers agree with recommendations to introduce tax breaks for private medical insurance (PMI), a survey has found.
Women are nearly three times more likely to take stress-related absence than men, according to new research.
Allianz has launched a medical escort service for its international private medical insurance (IPMI) plans.
The fit note is failing to reduce employee sickness absence and may take five years to become fully integrated, the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has revealed.
Simplyhealth has produced guidance for employers about the tax implications of providing health benefits to staff.