Health Almost half of workforce get no support from employer

Almost half of the UK workforce lack access to workplace health support including winter flu vaccinations and checks for cardiovascular diseases, a report has found.

- Tobi Thomas

The analysis, by the Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH), looked at data from the Department for Work and Pensions and the Department for Business and Trade and found that more than 10 million UK workers lacked access to services including basic health checks, vaccinations and smoking or weight loss support, provided by their employer.

The report found that the UK's current workplace health system could further exacerbate existing health inequalities, given that people in lower-paid industries, such as hospitality and agriculture, are even less likely to have access to health protection interventions at work.