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 The impact of burnout

Thursday 2nd March 2023
Burnout, moral injury and moral distress are bubbling up in the workplace. But how are these concepts connected?
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 Work-related ill health and non-fatal injuries rise

Work-related ill-health and non-fatal injuries have risen, according to the Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE) latest annual health and safety at work statistics for Great Britain, published last week
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 Talking shop: fighting fatigue

Wednesday 31st August 2022
A recent study of office workers showed sit/stand regimes reduced fatigue. What else can be done? Four industry leaders share their thoughts.
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 Standing desks contribute to small improvements in workers’ stress and wellbeing, study finds

Thursday 18th August 2022
A randomised control trial has found that office workers who use a standing desk alongside other interventions that encourage them to sit less and move around reduced their sitting time by an hour a day over one year.
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 Treat menopause like maternity and pilot ‘menopause leave’, MPs urge government

Friday 12th August 2022
Menopause should be a protected characteristic and employers should have a duty to make reasonable adjustments for menopausal employees to stem the ‘steady haemorrhage of talented women from our workforce’, according to a group of MPs.
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 The pandemic's mental health crisis

Wednesday 4th May 2022
The huge mental health consequences of the pandemic will continue to affect workplaces as we move into an endemic phase. How are organisations and OSH professionals tackling the mental health crisis?
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 Talking shop: the stigma of mental health

Wednesday 4th May 2022
Absent workers often say they’re physically ill even if they are having mental health issues. Four industry leaders offer their thoughts.
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 More than half of staff could leave their company if hybrid working removed, survey finds

Friday 7th January 2022
Businesses that are considering removing a hybrid working option and bringing workers back to the office full time risk losing more than half of their staff, according to a YouGov survey commissioned by Microsoft UK.
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 Sound and fury in the open-plan office

Open-plan office noise increases stress and worsens mood, and it will require a new approach from the profession to tackle it.
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 Service-area stress audits: diving deeper

Monday 1st November 2021
Service-area stress audits get to the heart of the organisational causes of workplace stress. Simon Naish CMIOSH describes the considerations, processes and interventions required.
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