• Preventive health moves deeper into benefits

    Workplace health support is becoming more structured and clinically led. Emerald’s Epassi UK partnership expands access to preventive screening and GP support as employers look for health benefits with clearer continuity and stronger practical value.


  • Pharmacy2U launches workplace heart testing

    Pharmacy2U is taking heart health checks into workplaces nationwide. Its new programme will offer 100,000 cholesterol self-test kits and follow-up support, with Royal Mail among the first employers to sign up.


  • How businesses can ease the impact of rising fuel prices

    Rising fuel costs are intensifying financial pressure on UK workers. Chris Britton, People Experience Director at Reward Gateway | Edenred, argues that fuel discounts, cashback, and flexible rewards can give car-dependent employees more immediate support.


  • Climate advisers urge workplace heat cap

    Climate advisers want a legal ceiling on workplace heat exposure. Their latest adaptation report says hotter summers are turning temperature control, cooling investment, and worker protection into live operational questions across the UK.


  • Menopause support gap threatens staff retention

    Menopause support is becoming a retention issue for employers nationwide. Pertemps says poor workplace support is pushing some mid-life women towards leaving employment ahead of new reporting requirements in 2027.


  • MHFA England flags risks to young staff

    Young workers are entering jobs, but not always safe workplaces. MHFA England’s research links weak psychological safety to stress, lower motivation, and quitting risk among 18 to 24-year-olds.


  • Study links uncertain pay to overwork

    Uncertain pay can keep workers chasing rewards past sensible limits. Research from emlyon business school found people delayed recovery even when the return from continued work had fallen close to zero.


  • Office noise costs workers three weeks yearly

    Office noise is eroding productivity, retention, and workplace wellbeing nationwide. Research from Oscar Acoustics found employees lose 26 productive minutes a day to noise, while many now stay home to escape it.


  • New training targets autoimmune workplace blind spot

    Autoimmune illness is emerging as a major workplace risk nationwide. A new CPD-accredited training programme is aiming to help employers and healthcare professionals recognise autoimmune disease earlier and respond with more effective support.


  • Astutis warns employers on e-bike fire risk

    Astutis has warned employers over rising workplace risks from e-bikes. The training provider says lithium-ion battery fires are increasing and is urging organisations to review storage, charging, and fire risk assessment practices.