Railway + transport health fund (rt health), an organisation that has been looking after Australian workers for over 120 years, has reinvigorated its product range to launch new options for its members.

rt health fund only sells private health cover to people employed in the transport and electricity industries, with restrictions set out on who can qualify for the health fund.

Get the year off to a great start for your company and employees by choosing to get set up with a corporate health insurance plan.

You can establish your company as one that cares greatly for their employees, with staff retention becoming increasingly important as the job market becomes more competitive.

Many Australians may experience what beyondblue chief executive officer Kate Carnell labels as the 'back to work blues', as they return to work after the summer holidays.

It's not only the return to work that may contribute to feeling the blues or experiencing stress, health problems may also add to the situation.

You can help your employees to get a great start to the year by employing business health plans in your company.

A report revealed yesterday (October 4) by chair of Safe Work Australia Tom Phillips, indicates that there has been a reduction in compensated injury fatalities since the development of the National OHS Strategy 2002-2012.

The Fourteenth Edition of the Comparative Performance Monitoring (CPM) report details Australia's work health and safety and the outcomes for workers' compensation for 2010-11.

Employees who spend extra hours in the office could be putting their wellbeing at risk, potentially leading organisations to consider their corporate health.

A study carried out by the Centre for Health Economics at Monash University showed that the more women work, the more likely they are to put on weight.

One of the country's most extensive and diverse workplaces has signed a four-year contract with private health insurance provider Medibank to offer corporate health to its employees.

Members of the Australian Defence Force will be now have access to on-base health support, pathology, imaging and radiology and a 24-hour national health hotline through Medibank Health Solutions (MHS), in a deal worth $1.3 billion.

While higher income earners are preparing for changes to the federal government's 30 per cent private health insurance rebate, they are not the only ones who are affected - companies currently offering corporate health plans are also expected to take a hit.

Australian office workers are being urged to sit less and move more as part of an annual health initiative.

Today (May 21) marks the start of the Chiropractors’ Association of Australia's Spinal Health Week, with this year focusing on posture in the workplace.

A new study released by the health body as part of its 2012 campaign has revealed that more than half of office workers around the country failing to take breaks to stand and move around - despite sitting for almost 16 hours a day.

Reduced access to office emails may lead to employees becoming less stressed and more focused, according to a new study.

Research published by the University of California has revealed that employees who were removed from their work email for five days experienced more natural, variable heart rates.

Operating in less of a "high alert" state, the workers also switched windows half as often while working on the computer, only 18 times in an hour rather than the average of 37 times.

A new study has found that those working in the mining industry are suffering greatly from mental health problems.

According to a survey prepared by the University of Newcastle and the Hunter Institute of Mental Health, up to 10,000 mining company employees are diagnosed with issues such as anxiety, depression and substance abuse.

The NSW Minerals Council - which commissioned the report - believes that while the health issues may be costing the industry $450 million a year, staff across all levels may not be receiving the assistance they require.