Occupational health and wellbeing

New and updated

• Obtaining medical reports policy

  Type:

  Policies and documents

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

• Letter explaining to an employee that it may be detrimental to refuse permission for a medical report

  Type:

  Policies and documents

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

• How HR can help stressed employees cope

  Date:

  21 May 2018

  Type:

  Commentary and analysis

  With Mental Health Awareness Week putting stress in the spotlight, HR teams are reminded of how they can play an important role in helping stressed employees manage. Jaan Madan of Mental Health First Aid England explains.

• It's not just about mental health awareness

  Date:

  18 May 2018

  Type:

  Commentary and analysis

  With the proliferation of recent reports on mental health and stress in the workplace, Mental Health Awareness Week couldn't be more timely. But Vicky Wilson-Theaker warns that employers need a culture change to improve mental health, not just an awareness programme that ticks the box.

• Would flexible access to salaries help financial wellbeing?

  Date:

  11 May 2018

  Type:

  Commentary and analysis

  Could giving employees access to their salaries as they earn, rather than making them wait until pay day, be the answer to reducing financial stress? Simon Draper of Hastee Pay explains how instant access to their pay could benefit both employers and employees.

• Statement of fitness for work (fit note)

  Type:

  Policies and documents

  Updated to remove references to the Fit for Work service, following the cessation of assessment referrals.

• Letter setting out arrangements for a phased return to work following long-term sickness absence

  Type:

  Policies and documents

  Updated to remove references to the Fit for Work service, following the cessation of assessment referrals.

• Letter inviting an employee to attend a review meeting to discuss the progress of his or her phased return to work following long-term sickness absence

  Type:

  Policies and documents

  Updated to remove references to the Fit for Work service, following the cessation of assessment referrals.

• Only minority of employers tackling presenteeism, warns CIPD, despite tripling of cases

  Date:

  2 May 2018

  Type:

  News

  "Presenteeism" has more than tripled since 2010, hitting what is believed to be a record high, yet only a minority of organisations have taken steps to challenge unhealthy working practices, the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development has warned.

• How to use fit notes effectively

  Type:

  How to

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