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In support of Mental Health Awareness Week, Cristiana Orlando draws on a three-year research study to highlight the specific mental health challenges facing young workers, and the urgent need for policymakers and employers to support the mental health needs of young people entering the labour market.

To mark Mental Health Awareness Week, Sally Wilson highlights the challenge of SMEs sufficiently supporting the mental health of their staff and considers that instead of waiting for government initiatives to reach them, business owners should consider low-cost, high-quality options that improve the management and prevention of health issues at work.

The stand-out figure in today’s data is another sharp increase in the number of people off work with long-term health conditions, up by nearly a hundred thousand in the last quarter to over 2.5 million people.

To mark Mental Health Awareness Week, Abbie Winton and Astrid Allen consider the role that flexible working could play in supporting men living more balanced lives, and how organisations should consider enabling more men to work flexibly to support improved wellbeing.

Reflecting on the recent IES Annual Conference, Dan Lucy highlights the need for clearly articulated principles, evidence-based research and an informed strategy to effectively build a better and fairer future of work.

A summary of the latest activities of the IES Trials Unit

The Involvement & Participation Association (IPA) and Institute for Employment Studies (IES) are delighted to announce that the two organisations will merge from 1st May. The move will see the IPA team join IES, while continuing to retain their operational independence.

With allegations of workplace bullying once again hitting the headlines, Stephen Bevan details why it is always best to call out this kind of behaviour with senior colleagues, no matter what short term discomfort may result.