Obese staff should start work later in order to avoid any anxiety about travelling during rush hour.
That’s the recommendation put forward by a government advisor at the European Congress on Obesity in Vienna.
Professor Stephan Bevan from the Institute of Employment Studies says that obese people who are worried about travelling on public transport should arrive later or work from home in order to protect their mental health.
‘It can be working time, it can be having a bit of understanding that someone might need to turn up at 10 o’clock because they have trouble with transport or anxiety about transport,’ he says.
‘I don’t think enough [employers]… Read the full story