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Employees suffering from depression who feel they can openly discuss their illness with their manager are more productive than those who do not, research published yesterday has found. The London School of Economics and Politics (LSE) study of 15 countries, including the UK, revealed employees concealing their condition take more days off work than their openly unwell counterparts. “Our research shows that where employers create…

The majority (97%) of decision makers agree that employee happiness leads to higher productivity, according to research conducted by OnePoll on behalf of independent actuarial, administration and consultancy service Barnett Waddingham. Barnett Waddingham’s Wellbeing Agenda report, published on 11 July 2018, questioned 200 HR decision makers from UK organisations, and also found that 67% of respondents think that employee wellbeing is very important to their…

Each year Carers UK runs the State of Caring Survey to help us show the reality of what it means to care for a family member or friend. This year almost 7000 people currently caring unpaid for loved ones filled out our survey and we wanted to say a big thank you to everyone who did. By completing the survey you’ve helped to give us…

Employers for Carers is delighted to announce the introduction of our Employers for Carers Wales Hub, which has launched during Carers Week. Backed by Welsh Government, the Wales Hub of Employers for Carers will deliver hands-on advice to employers on how to support the 180,000+ working carers in Wales, many of whom struggle to combine work with caring for friends or family members who are…