Tag Archives: Health and Wellbeing @Work

CIPD Health and Wellbeing survey 2022

May 5, 2022 Absence management, Blog, absence management survey, CIPD, Health and Wellbeing @Work, surveys and research, wellbeing, Inka

CIPD have released their annual Health and Wellbeing at Work report 2022. The headline findings include the prevalence of long Covid and mental health issues. However, with Covid in remission, attention to health and wellbeing is declining. Continue reading →

RTW after common mental health disorders

March 22, 2018 Absence management, Blog, Top Story, absence management, Health and Wellbeing @Work, mental health, return to work, University study, Inka

We recently attended the Health and Wellbeing @Work conference in Birmingham where Senior Researcher from Tilburg University Dr Margot Joosen presented her findings from a study focusing on returning employees to work who were or had been absent with a mental health issue. Continue reading →

Strategy to reduce sickness absence due to musculoskeletal disorders at Royal Mail

March 13, 2018 Absence management, Blog, Top Story, Health and Wellbeing @Work, musculoskeletal issues, wellbeing, Inka

At the recent Health and Wellbeing @Work conference in Birmingham, Royal Mail’s Lead Ergonomist, Corinne Parsons, presented how they had planned their strategy for reducing absence due to musculoskeletal disorders. As background information Ms. Parsons highlighted that the main long-term sickness absence causes at Royal Mail are mental health (20%), musculoskeletal disorders (23%), and injury (23%). Furthermore, they have an ageing workforce and their workforce is 85% male. Continue reading →