The first British standard dedicated to addressing the risk of suicide and its impact in the workplace has been published.

A new report has underlined the gap between the way employees and employers view workplace wellbeing and what support is needed.

CIOB has called for a reduction in workplace stress to reduce poor mental health in construction and cut the industry’s high suicide rate.

A selection of readers’ comments about news and issues in the industry from www.constructionmanagement.co.uk

The construction industry is being encouraged to start talking about employee stress with the launch of a joint initiative between the Construction Leadership Council (CLC) and Health & Safety Executive (HSE).