Businesses that fail to think about their employees’ work environment are risking the wellbeing of their staff, according to the...
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Most UK employees say green benefits would increase their loyalty to employers
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryUK workers would welcome their employers being more environmentally responsible and providing them with more ‘green’ benefits, a survey has...
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Personnel expert and managing director of BusinessHR David Lennan will be a speaker during the Topaz customer day on 14...
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Employee blogs are an increasing concern for UK businesses and could have legal ramifications, a law firm has warned. Nick...
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More than half of British workers are still searching for their perfect job, research has found. A survey conducted by...
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A report has revealed that UK intensive care units for new-born babies are understaffed by more than a third and...
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The second annual Work Wise Week takes place in May, and encourages firms to embrace flexible working initiatives. Staff and...
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As the Department for Work and Pensions sets up a working party to look at redesigning the Med 3 sicknote, Nic Paton examines what it means for OH professionals, GPs, employers and employees.
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Rising number of obese patients leads to increase in back injuries for nurses
by Nic Patonby Nic PatonSome 5,000 nurses are currently being treated for back pain, and the rising number of obese patients on wards is...
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Desk rage occurs in 14 percent of all American workplaces, according to a study of 506 American workers released today...
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Sickness absence in NHS falls but attacks on staff remain unacceptably high
by Nic Patonby Nic PatonLevels of injury and illness among NHS workers are generally falling, though violence and bullying remain a serious problem, according...
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The inflexibility of the NHS is severely hampering employers’ efforts to reduce workplace absence because managers have no option but...
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Is occupational rehabilitation effective in reducing the length of long-term sickness absence? New research by Angela Higgins sheds some light on themes raised in this month's Special Report.
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More than a quarter of UK workplace PCs contains pornographic and inappropriate images, a new audit has found. PixAlert, a...
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Nearly one-third of UK companies do not have acceptable use policies in place to guard against inappropriate staff use of...