Britain's manufacturing firms are losing faith that the government's ‘fit note' programme is delivering on getting people back to work and further action is needed from policymakers, a survey has urged.
Employee benefits must be overhauled as they have failed to adapt to a changing workforce leaving workers financially exposed, a report has urged.
Evans Cycles has reported a 150% increase in applications for its Ride2Work bike scheme in the three weeks since the end of the Tour de France.
British workers are becoming more stressed and finding it difficult to leave their work in the office - even checking email on holiday, according to research.
The recession is having a distinct effect on the usage of employee assistance programmes (EAP) in the workplace through employees feeling increasingly stressed, according to Canada Life.