Almost six in 10 (57%) UK workers support a four day working week, while almost three-quarters (71%) believe it would make Britain a happier nation, a YouGov survey reveals.
Jelf's Iain Laws looks at what employers can do to help staff get on the right track towards wellbeing and better health.
Small businesses could struggle to make the most of the recovering economy as employers do not always know how to get the best out of their staff, research suggests.
Over two-fifths (41%) of Britons have not used all of their holiday allowance this tax year, according to a survey of over 1,800 UK workers.
A fifth of UK employees 'do not understand' what wellbeing benefits they are entitled to, according to research from Friends Life.
Two of the government's top health and work advisers believe the merits of prioritising NHS treatment for working people need to be seriously discussed.
The Health and Work Service (HWS) is expected to compliment not conflict with in-house occupational health (OH) services, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) says.
Providers running the national Health and Work Service (HWS) will not be incentivised to return people to work.
Links between employers and the Health and Work Service (HWS) will be "very important" but will not be required in every case, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has admitted.
The jobs recovery and rising work pressure led to UK employees working record amounts of unpaid overtime last year, according to findings revealed by the Trades Union Congress (TUC).