newsLegal sector ranks worst for health and wellbeing
LEGAL PROFESSIONALS have the poorest health and wellbeing levels of any sector, new research from fitness and health network Epassi UK reveals.
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productHelping frontline teams report incidents with greater confidence
AN ENORMOUS amount of effort goes into preventing and detecting incidents, and into coordinating how they are responded to. These are important steps in addressing the sheer scale of violence and aggression that workers face, which the Health and Safety Executive estimates sits around 689,000 cases annually.
articleUnder pressure
PHOENIX HEALTH and Safety explores how stress affects decision-making, increasing the risk of mistakes, poor judgement and workplace incidents.
podcastHealth & Safety Matters Podcast – Episode 48
IN THIS episode, host Mark Sennett sits down with EcoOnline’s David Picton. They discuss how risks have evolved since the introduction of the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 was introduced and if it is still fit for purpose. They also chat about how ”safe choices” have changed in a tech-driven world.
newsWork taking toll on mental health, IOSH finds
TWO IN five professionals say they often experience challenges with their mental health as a result of their work or working life, according to new findings released by Institution of Occupational Safety and Health this Mental Health Awareness Week (11–17 May).
news6.1M UK managers lack mental health training
NEW RESEARCH reveals 6.1m UK workers with line management responsibility are not prepared for conversations about mental health with those they have a duty of care for.
newsStress named top workplace safety issue
AS UK productivity flatlines, with output per hour worked down 0.5% year on year, new research from EcoOnline reveals that gaps in workplace safety may be holding back workforce performance and business growth.
newsConstruction tops burnout despite wellbeing lead
NEW RESEARCH from Westfield Health finds that above-average wellbeing provision in construction is failing to prevent burnout, with a quarter of the sector’s workforce affected, more than any other industry.
newsA third of absences linked to mental health
ALMOST A third (32%) of bosses report stress, anxiety, depression or other mental health problems as a reason staff give for sickness absence.
newsUK reaches 5 million mental health sick days
THE UK has passed five million working days lost to mental-ill health in 2026, underlining the growing impact of mental health-related conditions such as anxiety, depression, stress and burnout on the UK workforce.
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