How do I address my pregnancy with a new employer?

Work advice: I don't want to anger the company, but I may only be in the job for around four months before I go on maternity leave

Which? attacks ‘exaggerated’ food supplement health claims

Boots among manufacturers 'using clever language to imply unproven benefits', says consumer group

New NHS guidelines on doctors and nurses with HIV will change lives

The NHS used to impose restrictions on the jobs HIV-positive doctors and nurses could do. Leo Benedictus meets two nurses who will benefit from new guidelines that allow them to work anywhere they choose

Mothers: have you experienced discrimination at work?

Open thread: One in four mothers feel they have been discriminated against at work, according to a new survey. Tell us if this rings true for you

‘Half the mothers I know have been driven from their jobs’

Anne Richardson's experiences of her antenatal group backs up the findings of a survey into the problems faced by female employees

Unemployment ‘drives young men to ditch the deodorant’

A survey claims 7% of young men aged between 17 and 24 have stopped using deodorant at least once a week

How can I pursue a damaging health and safety issue?

Work advice My employer won't comply with recommendations made by a Health and Safety Executive inspector, but my colleagues and I are suffering

How to stay active in the office: top tips

From standing up in meetings to taking the stairs, making micro-movements throughout the day can boost your health

This column will change your life: embrace the schedule

Unhooked from the whims of mood, relieved of the pressure of decision-making, the schedule-follower may be freer than the impulse-follower, says Oliver Burkeman

Spain’s Ehic refusal prompts legal action from European Commission

British insurance firms lodge complaints as holidaymakers in Spain are told to reclaim cost of health care from their insurer