Employers must invest in wellbeing initiatives that support older workers, or risk a spate of early retirements and skills shortages, Finnish researchers have found.
An Australian study has found that workers' compensation "claims activity" tends to increase during an economic recovery, and not when times are tough, as is often believed.
Workplace health and wellbeing interventions must include measures that reduce the "conflict" between employees' work and private lives, say Belgian researchers.
Agriculture workers have lower overall cancer rates than the general population, but an increased risk of ovarian or prostate cancer, a US Study has revealed.
Nearly all of Australia's sedentary workers are not doing enough to reduce the risk of chronic disease, and many don't even realise it, a Monash University study has found.
US researchers are calling for "vigilant" adherence to safe-handling practices after a study found hazardous drugs used to treat cancer patients are contaminating workplaces.
Inflexible hours and weekend work could be making workers put on weight, according to Australian researchers, who say reversing the trend will improve productivity.
Employees who have the option to work from home when ill are nearly 30 per cent less likely to attend the worksite and spread disease, US researchers have found.
