Even before Covid-19, mental health was a serious issue for employee wellbeing while also greatly impacting absenteeism across businesses. The last two years has only accelerated the mental health crisis and, at a macro-level, greater aligned systems need to be put in place to address it. However, it is important to support and advise employees […]
MARGARET KIRBY Policy makers, employers and occupational health and safety professionals need to prepare for the health impacts of long covid, which is affecting up to 1 in 10 people who have had Covid-19, is limiting employees’ ability to work and increasing absences. Long covid, or post-Covid 19 condition as it was recently named by […]
After a long lockdown, the mood is rising in Ireland as restrictions are being lifted and Covid-19 vaccines are being rolled out. However, in order to reopen society safely, we are still going to need fast, reliable testing. As part of our Well at Work blog series, Dr Shane Farrelly, a Senior Consultant with Cognate […]