Alessandra Pacelli

Employers with staff based overseas are being urged to strengthen their approach to risk and employee support, as concerns grow around political instability, environmental threats and health emergencies.

Employers with 250 or more employees may soon face expanded reporting requirements, as government plans introduce mandatory ethnicity and disability pay gap reporting.

Employees in their 40s and 50s are facing increasing financial pressure, with many choosing not to discuss the impact at work, according to new research. The findings highlight how midlife financial strain is affecting wellbeing, performance and retention, while remaining largely hidden from employers.

Forty-three percent of UK companies do not have a formal health and wellbeing strategy in place, according to new research. The findings suggest that many organisations may be limiting the effectiveness of their employee support by taking an informal or inconsistent approach to wellbeing provision.

More than half of UK employees say their job is affecting their physical health, according to new research on how working conditions are influencing both physical and mental wellbeing across the workforce.

More than a third of workplace professionals say managers lack confidence when discussing reasonable adjustments for neurodivergent employees, according to new research.

Workplace stress has emerged as the leading safety concern for UK employees, with new research suggesting that safety challenges are evolving as mental health now playing a central role alongside traditional risks.

According to the research by online CV builder LiveCareer UK, many younger employees are rethinking their professional direction – with 31 now emerging as the average age for a career pivot.

Nearly half of unpaid carers who are also in work are considering reducing their hours or leaving employment altogether, according to a new report on the strain faced by employees balancing paid work with caring responsibilities.

More than half of employees say they feel like they are “faking it” at work despite believing their success comes from their own abilities, according to new research.