Occupational health and wellbeing

New and updated

• Managing mental health

  Type:

  Good practice manual

  Good practice guidance covering steps for employers to follow to help ensure a mentally healthy workplace, and the business case for taking action on the mental health of the workforce.

• Sickness absence dropped to record low in 2017

  Date:

  1 August 2018

  Type:

  Commentary and analysis

  The average number of sick days taken fell to an all-time low last year, as the CIPD warns "unhealthy" working practices such as presenteeism continue to be overlooked by employers.

• Nearly half of employees do nothing to tackle work-related stress

  Date:

  30 July 2018

  Type:

  News

  Almost half (48%) of workers in the UK do little or nothing to relieve work-related stress, a survey has found, often due to a lack of free time.

• Mental health support: moving beyond the hashtag

  Date:

  17 July 2018

  Type:

  Commentary and analysis

  A new framework from Acas has highlighted how employers, managers and individuals all have a role to play in tackling mental health concerns. Gill Dix and Abigail Hirshman explain how businesses and employees can benefit from adopting it.

• Webinar: Managing mental health in the workplace

  Date:

  16 July 2018

  Type:

  Audio and video

  Promoting mental wellbeing at work is crucial not only to the health of your workforce, but ultimately the success of your business. A lack of support and understanding around mental health can lead to increased sickness absence, raised staff turnover and a loss of productivity.

• Why the heatwave can be bad for productivity

  Date:

  28 June 2018

  Type:

  Commentary and analysis

  The Met Office has warned that parts of Britain will be hotter than the Sahara this week. But how does the heat affect the way our brains function, our performance and wellbeing? Neuroscientist Dr André Vermeulen explains.

• Average employee worked four days while unwell last year

  Date:

  29 May 2018

  Type:

  News

  The average employee worked for more than four days when they were genuinely ill last year, while more than half delayed seeking medical advice because they did not want to take time off work.

• Stress

  Type:

  Line manager briefings

  Updated to take account of the General Data Protection Regulation, in force from 25 May 2018.

• Policy setting out structure of meeting to discuss a phased return to work following long-term sickness absence

  Type:

  Policies and documents

  Updated to highlight the impact of the General Data Protection Regulation, in force from 25 May 2018.

• Letter setting out any revised arrangements following a review meeting to discuss the progress of an employee's phased return to work following long-term sickness absence

  Type:

  Policies and documents

  Updated to highlight the impact of the General Data Protection Regulation, in force from 25 May 2018.