Half of people in the UK are living in constant or regular pain, research has found.
Ashleigh Webber
Ashleigh Webber
Ashleigh is editor of OHW+ and HR and wellbeing editor at Personnel Today. Ashleigh's areas of interest include employee health and wellbeing, equality and inclusion and skills development. She has hosted many webinars for Personnel Today, on topics including employee retention, financial wellbeing and menopause support. Prior to joining Personnel Today in 2018, she covered the road transport sector for Commercial Motor and Motor Transport magazines, touching on some of the employment and wellbeing issues experienced by those in road haulage.
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The deadline for applications under the EU Settlement Scheme passes today (30 June 2021) and employees can continue working while their application is pending.
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Labour MP Stella Creasy is threatening to take legal action against the body that regulates MP’s pay and expenses after...
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Charity staff upset about survey that describes ‘whiteness’ as ‘the preservation of power and domination for the benefit of white people'.
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XpertHR data shows that just 2.2% of working days were lost to sickness absence in 2020.
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The home affairs committee wants a stronger response to violence against retail workers.
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People with long Covid should be able to access occupational health to aid the return to work, the Society of Occupational Medicine has said.
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Study shows upgrading the face masks issued to frontline health workers can reduce Covid-19 infection by up to 100%.
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The CBI says the government should update the shortage occupation list and align its policies for immigration and education to help tackle skills gaps.
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Money worries, boredom and worsening physical health were the biggest factors affecting employee wellbeing during the first Covid-19 lockdown
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HM Revenue & Customs made five arrests and carried out more than 7,300 investigations into suspected abuse of the furlough scheme.
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Business groups have urged government to act on recommendations to bring in ethnicity pay gap reporting.
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More than two million adults in England may have had long Covid, a study has suggested.
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Essential workers unable to claim statutory sick pay Q1 2020, because they did not meet the minimum earnings threshold, included 27% of cleaners and 26% of retail workers.
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Pay awards have reached their highest level for six months, at 2%, but still lag behind inflation.