Over half of work-related absences in 2021 caused by mental health problems
A report published by the Health and Safety Executive - Health and safety statistics 2021 - has found that over 50% of new work-related illness in the last 12 months was caused by mental health problems. This equates to 451,000 of the 850,000 reported new cases of work-related ill health in 2020/21 being caused by work-related stress, depression or anxiety. Work-related musculoskeletal disorders accounted for another 162,000 of the total reported new cases of work-related ill health. The report also found that 93,000 of workers suffering from Covid-19 in 2020/21 believe that they may have been exposed at work.
Four-day week to be trialled in UK
A pilot led by 4 Day Week Global in partnership with think tank Autonomy, the 4 Day Week UK Campaign and researchers at Oxford University, Boston College and Cambridge University will see 30 companies taking part in a trial of a four-day working week. The trial is to last six-months and will measure whether workers can achieve 100 per cent productivity while working 80 per cent of the time. Pay will remain the same.
One million women may quit work in 2022 due to menopause
A survey of 2000 women experiencing menopause symptoms has found that a lack of support in the workplace is directly impacting on their decisions to leave. The issue was listed by those surveyed as having the second most damning impact on their careers, second only to having children....
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