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Taking Care of Business: coalition government policy

With one in six workers is currently experiencing depression, anxiety or stress, the figures speak for themselves. But is enough being done to make mental health a workplace priority? In order to explore the business case for managing mental health … Continue reading

Presenteeism and its effects: the need for a healthy workforce

Most of us have probably – at one time or another – struggled in to work when feeling slightly unwell. The illness we’re suffering from could be something minor such as a head cold, but in some cases people will … Continue reading

Health at work – an independent review of sickness absence

The figures speak for themselves: 140 million working days lost to sickness absence in a year, at a cost of £13 billion to the taxpayer and a loss of £15 billion pounds in economic output. The recent Health at Work … Continue reading

Taking Care of Business: solutions for better mental health at work

Over the next few weeks here on Healthy Business we’ll be posting a series of articles based on the review of Mind’s business summit – which took place in May 2011 and was held in conjunction with AXA. Forming part … Continue reading