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    Employers in Scotland urged to share insights on workforce health as healthy life expectancy falls to record low

    Public Health Scotland has put a call out to employers to help them in a series of engagement events and activities, as part of a strategy to improve the health of the working age population in Scotland.

    By Belinda Liversedge on 06 August 2025

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    Freediver, Helena Bourdillon on how trust is the key to productive and happy workplaces

    Helena Bourdillon has survived and triumphed over chronic depression and now freedives to world-beating depths. A star speaker at SHW Live this year in London, her success she says is built on a philosophy of trust, which she nurtures through her five tools. We take a deep dive to explore how this approach can be applied to reducing stress at work.

    By Belinda Liversedge on 31 July 2025

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    Rethinking workplace wellbeing for a new era

    Today’s workers increasingly value the flexibility to pick the most suitable working model for their needs – whether this be hybrid, fully remote or site-based. However, new BSI research shows a more important consideration is working for an organisation that genuinely prioritises employee wellbeing, offers development opportunities and encourages staff autonomy.

    By Kate Field, BSI on 16 June 2025

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    Making good work the foundation

    In 2024, for the first time, the UK dropped out of the list of the top 20 happiest countries: according to the World Happiness Index. This year, the UK rests in 23rd place, slightly ahead of the US and behind the Nordic countries, Germany, the UAE and others.

    By Mike Robinson FCA, British Safety Council on 07 April 2025