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Rise in FTSE companies reporting on staff health

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:58:00 GMT

The number of FTSE 100 companies publicly reporting on employee health and wellbeing has increased by 13% in the past year, a survey has shown. The research by employers' group Business in

Rise in workplace conflict set to cost businesses billions

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 12:22:00 GMT

Workplace conflicts are set to increase as the economic downturn deepens, costing businesses billions of pounds a year, experts have warned.

Staff who take extended sick leave more likely to die

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 11:43:00 GMT

Employees who take extended sick leave are more likely to die than healthier co-workers, a study has found. Researchers at the University College London studied 6,500 civil servants and found that tho

Public sector shoulders blame for asbestos-related illness

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 08:00:00 GMT

Public sector organisations are increasingly shouldering the blame for asbestos-related illnesses caused at private firms, according to a legal expert. Peter Bennett,

Lorry drivers are big winners in league table of fattest workers

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 10:03:00 GMT

Truckers have been unveiled as the UK's fattest male occupation. More than 42% of male lorry drivers have a waist band size above the national average of 38 inches, according to a poll of 5,000 men by weight management supp

Pharmacist training under spotlight after survey exposes bad advice

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 09:58:00 GMT

Poorly trained staff in some pharmacies are giving customers potentially dangerous medical advice, according to an undercover investigation by consumer watchdog Which? Representatives from Which? visited more than 100 pharm

Norwich Union warns firms to update health and safety policies

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 08:56:00 GMT

Too many employers allow their health and safety policies to gather dust when they should be regularly reviewing and updating them, Norwich Union has warned. As part of a new "simply safety" campaign,

Sick staff soldier on for fear of letting down their colleagues

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 15:07:00 GMT

Nearly three-quarters (72%) of UK employees go to work despite feeling so ill they could legitimately stay at home, a survey has revealed. The poll of 2,000 workers by medical insurance provider Axa PPP healthcare indicate

£60,000 fine for construction firms after glass panel breaks worker's pelvis

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 07:30:00 GMT

Two companies have been fined nearly £60,000 after a 600kg glass panel fell on a construction worker in Kensington, London. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has again warned businesses to ensure they have

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