Health & Wellbeing

An MP has tabled the first-ever parliamentary bill calling for a four-day week.

A “new type of burnout” is emerging this year because of moral injury and moral stress experienced in the workplace, according to research by a university.

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The industry has welcomed research showing that most companies want to take up a four-day working week.

Noisy offices are lowering productivity, with 60% of office workers unable to concentrate and delivering poor quality work due to loud workspaces. 

Domestic violence is becoming a more prominent issue within facilities management and more staff are being trained to spot it, according to those in the sector.

A council in England has agreed to a four-day working week trial to begin in January – with further trials involving bin crews to follow if it’s successful.

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Almost eight in 10 (79%) employers and HR professionals have not provided line managers with training to support employees with their mental health and wellbeing, according to a poll. 

Older workers are being sidelined by employers in favour of younger employees, reveals new research.