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• Infectious diseases hitting the workplace

  Given the continuing spread of the norovirus across the UK and statistics showing an increase in the number of measles cases (on the BBC website), it's no surprise that XpertHR has had a number of recent queries from employers in relation to infectious... Posted Feb 25 2009, 10:23 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence Filed under: employee health, health and safety

• NHS takes steps to monitor employees' physical activity

  NHS Stoke on Trent has launched the unlikely health initiative of issuing pedometers to 7,000 workers, in a bid to identify which staff are most at risk of falling ill because of their lifestyles. Read More... Posted Feb 05 2009, 08:00 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence Filed under: employee health, health and safety, sickness, weather

• Council sues former director for not disclosing mental illness

  Cheltenham Borough Council is suing former managing director Christine Laird for failing to disclose a history of depression when she applied for the job, in an unusual High Court case. Read More... Posted Jan 28 2009, 12:50 PM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence Filed under: recruitment, employee health

• Colour-blind applicant's sex discrimination claim proceeds

  A Scottish employment tribunal has allowed a male applicant who was turned down by the police because he is colour-blind to bring a sex discrimination claim. He is bringing the claim on the basis that the condition is more common in men than women. Read... Posted Sep 01 2008, 09:00 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence Filed under: equal opportunities, recruitment, employee health, job applications, disability discrimination, disability

• How to put employee wellbeing on the agenda

  Two new model policies added recently to XpertHR [subscription required] provide timely guidance on employee wellbeing. Read More... Posted May 06 2008, 09:00 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence Filed under: employee health, wellbeing, stress, health and safety

• US senate approves genetic discrimination legislation

  The US senate has approved legislation to prohibit employers from using genetic information to discriminate against individuals. Read More... Posted Apr 28 2008, 09:00 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence Filed under: equal opportunities, employee health, health and safety, usa, discrimination, international