mental health

Awareness of mental ill health in the workplace has increased significantly, but there is still work to be done, a British Journal of Psychiatry paper has shown.

Mental health is now the biggest cause of claim in group risk markets. Katharine Moxham outlines the scale of the problem.

Legislation repealing the workplace discrimination of people with mental health conditions within certain roles has been passed by Parliament.

Legal & General has partnered with a national charity to help employers minimise absences due to staff mental health problems.

Aviva has reported concern about long waiting times for mental health treatments despite the government having pledged to provide greater access by 2015.

UK companies are falling behind the rest of Europe in implementing measures to effectively tackle and deal with stress in the workplace, according to a study carried out by Vigeo.

The Department of Health (DoH) has announced £5 million of funding, in the form of two competitions, for businesses to design products or services that will help those with mental health illnesses and people at the end of their life.

Productivity and motivation in the workplace have increased for 9 out of ten companies that introduced health benefits this year, Aviva has reported.

NICE has published public health guidance to tackle rising obesity.

Employers need advice on prevention of mental health issues to sit alongside group cover, a group risk industry body said at an Association of British Insurer (ABI) briefing this morning.