Special Report

Health at Work

An annual survey ranking employers which also examines how to remedy poor health among employees.

■ Apply for Britain’s Healthiest Workplace

The deadline for registration is June 14.
The next edition of the special report featuring the final list and articles exploring health at work will publish on November 21 2019.

Supported by Vitality

Men urged to seek help for mental health problems

Traditional idea of masculinity prevents many male employees from seeking help

Sign up for Britain’s 2019 healthiest workplace survey

Register by June 14 to see how your company compares and share tips on employee wellbeing

Germany invests to prolong employees’ working lives

Ageing workforce prompts focus on ergonomics and tapping expertise of older staff

Maggie’s Centres hospital annexes offer refuges of calm

Star architects’ designs allow UK cancer patients, staff and families to feel at ease

Zero-hours work takes huge physical and mental toll

Flexible contracts suit employers but many workers pay the price with their own health

Do you get healthier as you get older?

Our interactive feature suggests younger workers can suffer from a range of mental health issues

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Wellbeing schemes face measurement and funding hurdles

Proving the effectiveness of health and productivity programmes remains difficult

Winning formulas for healthy workplaces

Our annual survey of companies and staff reveals the UK’s healthiest places to work

Podcast: does social media damage our working lives?

When employees are more interested in their phones than their work, it can be hard to disconnect

New risks emerge in jobs at high altitude

The long-term risks of abrupt altitude changes are unclear but precautions are advisable

How to win over hearts and minds in the workplace

Case studies from managers and employees on implementing health programmes

Singapore updates traditional health and safety

The increasingly sedentary nature of work demands greater emphasis on health promotion

UK trial promotes wellness to boost economy

Grants offered for wellbeing schemes and hiring workers with mental health problems

Sugar tax may not solve Malaysia’s obesity crisis

Food companies in spotlight as debate continues on how to tackle epidemic

Singapore health promotion still meeting resistance

The city state is rewarding employers for ingenious schemes but many remain sceptical

Social networking and the burden on mental health

Managing the effects of constant personal and professional use of social media is tricky

Wellbeing initiatives: a licence to rule our lives?

Free fruit and running clubs seem laudable but many of us want to make our own choices

Employers that neglect mental wellbeing pay the price

Training for managers improves support for staff and cuts lost revenues from ill health

Musculoskeletal problems and the risk to mental health

Productivity can suffer if employers ignore the mental side of physical conditions

How onboarding helps ease stress for young recruits

Support schemes from employers result in happier staff and improved retention

Overdoing it: the cost of China’s long-hours culture

Evidence is growing of poor health among staff in the fast-growing service sector

Rescuing rescuers: tackling PTSD in emergency workers

Initiatives aim to raise awareness of the psychological effects of witnessing trauma