Financial aid for ill staff forced to retire from work

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 17:07:00 GMT

A scheme to provide earlier financial assistance for individuals who have lost out on their company pension and have then been forced to stop working because of ill health has been announced by the government.

Public health news in brief

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 17:03:00 GMT

Keep fit for mental health Just 20 minutes of any physical activity, including housework, in a week is enough to boost mental health, a st

Dyslexic officer due payout for discrimination

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:53:00 GMT

A dyslexic police recruit who was forced to leave his job is set to be awarded up to £500,000 in compensation after winning his claims of harassment and disability discrimination. Probationary constab

Employer contributions to dental care rated highly by employees

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:47:00 GMT

Making a contribution towards the cost of dental treatment is one of the benefits most valued by workers, according to research by health insurance firm HSA

Qualifying in wellness

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:45:00 GMT

In the wake of the Black Report, qualifications for "wellness champions" at work are beginning to emerge. Sally O'Reilly reports.

Pathways to Work pilots deemed useful aid for benefits claimants

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:13:00 GMT

The Pathways to Work pilots designed to help incapacity benefit claimants back into the workplace have become a key part of the "jigsaw of support" such claimants are now able to access, the government has said.

Black report recommendations concern OHNs

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:10:00 GMT

The great and the good of the healthcare world may by and large have welcomed Dame Carol Black's review on the health of the working-age population, but individual occupational health nurses are concerned that it could lead to a

Health and safety news in brief

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:07:00 GMT

Slips, trips and falls Health insurance firm Norwich Union has warned that 38% of all major workplace accidents involve slips, trips and falls, amounting to nearly 11,000 serious injuries each year. I

Health and Wellbeing at Work conference 2008

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:04:00 GMT

Dame Carol Black was the keynote speaker at the second Health and Wellbeing at Work conference organised by Sterling Events, which attracted 3,000 delegates. Here is a review of some of the key sessions.

Corporate Manslaughter Act comes into force

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:02:00 GMT

The government's long-awaited Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act

MPs call for Euro-style schemes to focus employers on wellbeing

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 10:42:00 GMT

European-style schemes that give employers a financial incentive to rehabilitate sick staff and improve their own health and safety performance should be introduced to the UK, a group of MPs has recommended.

Call for health specialists to put forward united Black response

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:07:00 GMT

EXCLUSIVE Workplace health specialists are being urged by private sector OH providers to come together to formulate a united response to Dame Carol Black's review of workplace health and thras

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