Tag Archives | occupational health
Workplace stress | Dickins case puts employers at risk
An Employment Tribunal decision this month means that HR and occupational health practitioners need to be more on their guard than ever about employees who are suffering from stress, especially if the employee has reported their condition to the employer.
The key message from… continue
Tax incentives for health spending | Government must act
The government cannot realistically expect employers to fund workplace health schemes or pay to get sick staff back to work as long as it continues to tax this spending as a benefit. . A report out this week finds the… continue
Sick notes | GP attitudes changing to workplace absence
GPs have been a thorn in the side of HR managers for years with their willingness to dole out sick notes signing people off sick for months with vague conditions, but that could be changing. The problem is that GPs see themselves as… continue
Sickness absence| Survey shows staff go to work when sick
A survey out today has confirmed what those of us with the current two-week long head cold already know, which is that people are coming into work when they’re sick. The ‘Quality of Working Life’ report from the Chartered Management… continue
Wellbeing | Could this be the end of the GP sick note?
Are you tired of staff on sickness absence when there is nothing wrong with them, at least in any medical sense? Do you tear your hair out when they come back six weeks later waving a GP sick note at… continue
Absence management | Employers and doctors have a public spat
An unseemly row erupted yesterday when the CBI and British Medical Association (BMA) clashed over GP services.
The employers group said restricted opening hours, difficulty in booking appointments and the limited range of services on offer in many surgeries was… continue
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