Mental health training for managers has ‘significant benefits’, says IOSH

Greater mental health training for managers could bring “significant benefits”, helping to enhance employee wellbeing and business performance, according to IOSH. The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) recently published a blog post by its Senior Policy and Public Affairs Manager, Ceri Finnegan, in which she identified a lack of manager training as...

Pay more attention to happiness at work

The last week of September (23rd-27th September 2024) is International Week of Happiness at Work, encouraging both individuals and organisations to pay more attention to happiness at work. The international movement highlights the fact that we spend a significant portion of our lives at work, and it therefore has a major influence on our...

Men’s Health Week 2024: men urged to share health stories

This week (10th-16th June) is Men’s Health Week 2024, and this year men are being encouraged to share their health stories. Observed annually in the lead up to Father’s Day, Men’s Health Week is organised in the UK by the Men’s Health Forum and celebrated in many European countries as well as the USA,...

IOSH: Prioritise workplace health to keep people in work

A policy expert from the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) has called on the government to prioritise investment in workplace health, safety and wellbeing in order to keep people in work. In a recent blog post, Corey Edwards, Senior Policy and Public Affairs Manager at IOSH, said that better investment in occupational...

Mental health at work: will support be more widespread in 2024?

The last few years have seen significant strides made in the sphere of mental health at work. But will 2024 be the year that comprehensive workplace mental health support becomes more commonplace? As we bid the previous year goodbye and move into 2024, the Covid-19 pandemic, national lockdowns and enforced working from home fade...