The Construction Leadership Council (CLC) has launched the Mental Health Joint Code of Practice (JCOP), a sector-wide framework to help leaders and businesses create workplaces that protect and promote mental wellbeing.
By Belinda Liversedge on 19 June 2026
The workplace is one of the main fronts in the battle against mental ill health and the current mental health crisis. Work takes up a significant portion of our day-to-day lives, and being in secure, paid employment at a workplace that values the health of employees makes a hugely positive difference to our mental health.
By Michael Hough, Mental Health Foundation on 08 June 2026
Recent high-profile HSE enforcement action on work-related stress suggests we are beginning to see a shift from guidance to regulatory action, making it essential employers ensure they are adequately managing the causes of stress and poor mental wellbeing at work.
By Emma Evans, Bexley Beaumont law firm on 02 June 2026
Supporting employee mental health brings a range of benefits for individuals and the business alike, and many of the appropriate steps are simple and grounded in open communication, trust and transparency.
By Dr David Crepaz-Keay, Mental Health Foundation on 01 June 2026
Taking action to support employee mental health can bring benefits both for workers and the employer. But it can also save lives.
By Sam Downie, Mates in Mind on 01 June 2026
Research suggests many managers would be reluctant to hire someone who experiences migraine due to fears they may regularly be absent from work, but simple and low-cost workplace adjustments are often all that is required to support people with migraine to continue to be fully productive.
By Andrea Quinn, The Migraine Trust on 01 June 2026
Work impacts negatively on 38 per cent of the UK workforce's mental health, a major study into where employment rights may be being breached has found.
By Belinda Liversedge on 19 May 2026
Dust off the shin pads, find that deep heat, and cue the warmup, BSC United is officially going on tour!
By Belinda Liversedge on 14 May 2026
As Mental Health Awareness Week (11–17 May) approaches, legal mental health charity LawCare is urging legal professionals and firms to move past simple "awareness" and commit to practical, everyday actions to combat the industry's soaring rates of anxiety and burnout.
By Belinda Liversedge on 08 May 2026
Almost a third (32 per cent) of bosses report stress, anxiety, depression or other mental health problems as a reason staff give for sickness absence.
By Belinda Liversedge on 30 March 2026
