Wellbeing

Employers should keep in touch with their staff when they are off sick to support a quicker and easier return to work, experts say.

A significant number (84%) of 18-24 year olds, dubbed the ‘iPosture generation' have admitted to suffering some incidence of back pain in the last 12 months, which experts have attributed to the rise in hand-held technology.

The UK is a 'nation of stressed staff' - with people eating lunch at their desks, working overtime and through holidays and sickness, according to new research.

Cigna UK HealthCare Benefits has confirmed it will be rolling out two significant improvements to its Physio Direct proposition in October.

Stress levels among GPs have reached the highest peak since 1998, according to research commissioned by the Department of Health.

Employers need to improve their infrastructure and increase engagement in order to boost the take up of cycle to work schemes.

The concept of wellbeing at work is not consistent across all European countries, yet country-specific differences should be acknowledged, according to the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA).

Almost nine out of 10 (88%) UK employees work during their personal time, research from Jive Software has revealed.

Research by recruitment firm Randstad has revealed that 90% of insurance professionals are proud to work in the industry.

One Hundred Years, a provider of global private health management services, has launched in the UK today.