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Recession-hit firms face damage from survivor guilt after redundancies

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 08:55:00 GMT

The biggest challenge for HR professionals over the next 12 months will be dealing with survivor guilt, an expert has warned. Robin Wood, managing director for HR service provider CMC, said survivors' feelings of guilt afte

‘Stupid’ lack of tax breaks for occupational health slammed by expert

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 08:55:00 GMT

The lack of tax incentives for employers in the government's drive for an occupational health revolution has been branded "stupid" by an expert. Sayeed Khan, chief medical adviser at manufacturers' body the EEF, told Pe

Friday podcast: Awards 2008, discrimination by association, and "fit notes"

Fri, 28 Nov 2008 17:52:00 GMT

HR news and analysis, including: Find out who was the overall winner at Personnel Today’s glittering awards ceremony on 27 November – and listen to why they thought they won the coveted trophy We dis

Purnell defends government snub for employee health and wellbeing reforms

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 09:43:00 GMT

Work and pensions secretary James Purnell has defended the government's watered-down response to the Dame Carol Black review of employee health. Black found earlier this year that up to four in 10 employers had no sickness

Poor management linked to heart disease among employees

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 14:15:00 GMT

Stressed women workers driven to edge by credit crunch

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:01:00 GMT

Female employees are more stressed at work than their male counterparts because of pressure caused by the credit crunch. Research by Bupa UK Health Insurance indicates that six out of 10 women fear for their finances compa

Employers warned over cutting corners on health and safety

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:24:00 GMT

Industries around the country may be suffering from the economic downturn, but that is no excuse to cut corners on health and safety, employers have been warned. Both the Royal Society for the Preventi

Economic downturn continues to put employee health at risk

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:23:00 GMT

More evidence has emerged that the economic, financial and job insecurity created by the global downturn is causing a sharp increase in stress, anxiety and general mental ill health among workers. A p

Association of Occupational Health Technicians to be launched

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 14:35:00 GMT

Occupational health technicians are set to get a more prominent voice within the profession through the formation of a new Association of Occupational Health Technicians. A number of OH providers, led

Line managers critical to reducing sick leave

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 11:29:00 GMT

Educating and training line managers being critical to cutting absence rates and preventing unnecessary long-term sick leave, was a key theme at the IRS Managing Absence and Attendance conference. Jo

Training assessments may discriminate against disabled medics

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 10:26:00 GMT

Procedures under consultation for assessing whether training doctors are fit to practice could discriminate against disabled medical students, delegates at the Higher Education Occupational Practitioners Society autumn meeting heard.

Productivity hit by personal finance stress

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 11:08:00 GMT

More than a third of workers are suffering from stress due to problems with personal finances, research has found. A poll of 200 HR professionals by insurance giant AXA also found that respondents in almost a quarter of fi

Sainsbury’s offers staff health and safety qualification

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Supermarket giant Sainsbury's is offering its 150,000-strong workforce the chance to gain formal qualifications in stock-control and health and safety. The retailer has joined forces with awarding body EDI to o

Staff put health at risk by working extra hours to beat credit crunch

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 00:01:00 GMT

Employees are risking their health by working longer hours in a bid to fight the credit crunch, research from financial services firm Friends Provident has revealed. Of more than 2,700 adults surveye

Workplace death toll still too high warns HSE

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 12:42:00 GMT

More than 200 people were killed at work in the 12 months to April 2008, official figures revealed today. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) published its

Stress, injury and illness are major safety concerns in UK workplaces

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 10:10:00 GMT

Stress, injuries and illnesses caused by working on computers are the biggest safety concerns for employees, according to a survey of safety representatives. Conducted by the TUC,