The government’s forthcoming plan to tackle long-term sickness and workforce inactivity must build on learning around past failures, a spokesperson from the Institute for Employment Studies has said.
By Belinda Liversedge on 16 October 2025
Employers must “adapt with the times,” the leader of a major government review has urged, which confirms record numbers of people suffering from work-limiting health conditions and increasing joblessness due to mental ill health.
By Belinda Liversedge on 20 March 2025
Although employers may sometimes be worried about the cost and resource implications, reasonable adjustments to support disabled people to thrive at work are often inexpensive and easy to enact – and provide a major boost to staff productivity, engagement and loyalty.
By Faye Law, Acas on 26 September 2024
Migraine can have a detrimental impact on people’s working lives, but employers can significantly reduce the impact through approaches like allowing staff to work flexible hours to cope with the symptoms and providing quiet areas where workers can recover from a migraine attack.
By Steph Weatherley, the Migraine Trust on 01 September 2023
