Findings from the Well@Work pilot in the UK are leading to calls for government tax incentives to those employers who implement workplace health programs....
The European Enterprise for Health Network is organizing its annual conference on the theme of "Achieving Business Excellence - Health, Well-Being and Performance."...
The sanofi-aventis 11th edition of Healthcare in the Workplace, Healthcare Survey 2008: An ounce of prevention might save the system, provides information about Canadian benefit plan members. The 2008 survey focuses on prevention, looking at stress and workplace wellness programs.
JobQuality.ca, the unique website by Canadian Policy Research Networks that offers a one-stop, user-friendly source of information on the quality of jobs in Canada, has been redesigned....
A Danish project has found ways that companies can improve their psychological work environment to reduce stress, absence and exclusion from the labour market....
Fewer full-time Canadian workers are putting in long hours on the job, but the decline has occurred mostly among men and older workers, according to a new study by Statistics Canada....
Cumulative results from over 20 years of research on workplace harassment and agression confirms that these behaviours create negative work environments and unhealthy conesquences for employees....
Statistics Canada's 2006 Census results on the labour force show important changes since 2001. This report provides useful workforce planning information for employers and policy-makers....
The majority (70%) of Canadian employees perceive their work environments to be healthy, according to a survey sponsored by the Great-West Life Centre for Mental Health in the Workplace for the Global Business and Economic Roundtable on Addiction and Mental
Nearly half of Canada's health care providers experience a high degree of work stress, with nurses, doctors and lab technicians reporting the highest levels, according to a new Statistics Canada study....
There is strong evidence supporting the economic benefits of disability management programs, concludes The Institute for Work & Health's systematic review on Economic Evaluation in Occupational Health and Safety....
Canadian adults' participation in learning has not increased since the 1990s and is falling behind that of other countries, according to a new Statistics Canada report on literacy and adult learning....
Germany will raise the official retirement age from 65 to 67 to deal with a pension funding crisis resulting from a low birth rate and rapidly aging population....
Americans in their early to mid-50s today report poorer health, more pain and more trouble doing everyday physical tasks than their older peers reported at the same age in years past, a recent study shows....
