Absence Management & Return to Work

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Wellbeing Strategy

30 September 2026 7 min read

From Fruit Bowls to Boardrooms: How Workplace Wellbeing Grew Up

From boardroom discussions about workforce health and psychosocial risk to evidence linking employee wellbeing with productivity and retention, health is now a business issue, rather than simply a personal one.

87 per cent of employers say health support should come before long-term absence

Absence Management & Return to Work

30 September 2026 3 min read

87 per cent of employers say health support should come before long-term absence

Financial pressure could push 78 per cent of workers back to work too soon

Absence Management & Return to Work

18 September 2026 3 min read

Financial pressure could push 78 per cent of workers back to work too soon

Workplace virtual health support helping employees return to work faster

Absence Management & Return to Work

22 May 2026 3 min read

Workplace virtual health support helping employees return to work faster

Mental health-related sickness absence costs UK workforce 17 million working days

Absence Management & Return to Work

22 May 2026 3 min read

Mental health-related sickness absence costs UK workforce 17 million working days

Spire Healthcare launches integrated workplace health solution to tackle rising sickness absence

Absence Management & Return to Work

7 April 2026 3 min read

Spire Healthcare launches integrated workplace health solution to tackle rising sickness absence

National funding secured to tackle health-related absence in the workplace

Absence Management & Return to Work

20 January 2026 3 min read

National funding secured to tackle health-related absence in the workplace

Quarter of UK workplaces cite stress as cause of short-term absence

Absence Management & Return to Work

13 January 2026 3 min read

Quarter of UK workplaces cite stress as cause of short-term absence

WorkWell marks first anniversary after helping more than 1,000 people across the Black Country into work

Absence Management & Return to Work

3 November 2025 2 min read

WorkWell marks first anniversary after helping more than 1,000 people across the Black Country into work

The State of Sickness Absence: What the 2025 ONS Data Means for UK

Absence Management & Return to Work

31 October 2025 4 min read

The State of Sickness Absence: What the 2025 ONS Data Means for UK

Two-thirds of employees took sick leave in past year as workplace pressures rise, finds PAM Group

Absence Management & Return to Work

13 October 2025 3 min read

Two-thirds of employees took sick leave in past year as workplace pressures rise, finds PAM Group

Many employers lack clear policies for staff with long-term illness, says GRiD

Absence Management & Return to Work

10 September 2025 1 min read

Many employers lack clear policies for staff with long-term illness, says GRiD

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Absence Management & Return to Work

From Fruit Bowls to Boardrooms: How Workplace Wellbeing Grew Up

87 per cent of employers say health support should come before long-term absence

Financial pressure could push 78 per cent of workers back to work too soon

Workplace virtual health support helping employees return to work faster

Mental health-related sickness absence costs UK workforce 17 million working days

Spire Healthcare launches integrated workplace health solution to tackle rising sickness absence

National funding secured to tackle health-related absence in the workplace

Quarter of UK workplaces cite stress as cause of short-term absence

WorkWell marks first anniversary after helping more than 1,000 people across the Black Country into work

The State of Sickness Absence: What the 2025 ONS Data Means for UK

Two-thirds of employees took sick leave in past year as workplace pressures rise, finds PAM Group

Many employers lack clear policies for staff with long-term illness, says GRiD

Submit a News Story

The List, your Trusted Workplace Wellbeing Directory