Mental health problems, including stress, account for a high proportion of sickness absence and result in loss of employment. The paper presents findings from a recent qualitative research study into employers’ policies and practices in relation to mental health and stress. A number of...

Despite the removal of most barriers to movement, the proportion of apprentices and non-graduate trainees undertaking a placement abroad remains small. The paper investigates the reasons for this and explores some Mobility schemes were found to involve graduates and senior employees rather than...