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Round-up of news from the professional journals Talk turns to action A major campaign aimed at avoiding another winter crisis in the NHS has been launched by the RCN. Members …
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Sources of information on hearing problems in the workplace, including associations and web sites pointing to the latest developments in audiology
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The time employees take off work because through sickness has dropped by one day a year, according to a survey by the CBI and PPP healthcare. But staff still take …
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There is a new forum for OH managers and senior advisers in retail and distribution businesses. It will be spearheaded by Tesco OH manager Judy Baker-Rogers and builds on informal …
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New strategy will call on agencies, employers, nurses and unions to work together to address work health issues There will be a new infrastructure to implement a strategy for …
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Employers must make ‘reasonable adjustments’ to the workplace, Disability Discrimination Act says Occupational health nurses need stronger knowledge of the law and of disability aids as more people with …
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Premenstrual syndrome can be a serious, debilitating disorder that is wrongly trivialised, a pressure group claimed during an awareness campaign last month. Symptoms can include nausea, severe pains, paranoia …
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Do you know an individual who has made an exceptional contribution to occupational safety and health? If so, now is your opportunity to put them forward for due recognition. …
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Gurbux Singh’s appointment as chairman of the CRE comes at a time of a big shake-up in race discrimination law. While enforcing this law is one challenge for the commission, …
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Personnel Today’s monthly series reveals how managers tackle business problems and enhance performance. In this issue, Lesley Allman, internal communications manager at Bass Brewers, offers a refreshing, new view of …
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The frenzied speculation about corporate killing and the stiff penalties company directors could face may now be laid to rest as the Home Office consultation paper is now out.A new …
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Giving due thought to disability discrimination in HR issues, will aid justification in a tribunal situationRace, sex and disability discrimination are often referred to in the same breath. But the …
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Preston v Wolverhampton Healthcare NHS Trust and Fletcher v Midland Bank Plc unreported May 2000 ECJ• In 1994 the ECJ ruled that excluding part-time workers from occupational pension schemes constituted …
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An HR prescence at an early stage in negotiations may be the key to more successful mergersSamuel Beckett’s famous axiom about his life’s purpose being to "fail, fail again, fail …
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Armed forces retailer Naafi and the MSF union have struck a deal to keep disputes out of employment tribunals.As part of their new partnership agreement, first reported in Personnel Today …