Half of UK workers believe their physical and mental wellbeing was ignored by their employer during the economic downturn, according...
Occupational Health
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Jobs for people with learning disabilities
The government has unveiled a pilot scheme called Jobs First, designed to support people... -
The Department of Health has set an ambitious target of saving £555m from reductions in sickness absence by 2012-13.
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Only five per cent of employers believe that the fit note, launched this month, will cut absence rates, according to...
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Council’s flawed decisions
A report by auditors KPMG has concluded that Cheltenham Borough Council incurred more than £2.1m in costs... -
Consumer goods giant Unilever is set to introduce nutritional labelling on foods in all its canteens by the end of...
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Employers are spending too much time focusing on sickness absence and attendance and failing to recognise the potentially even greater...
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An analysis by health insurer Aviva has suggested that people working in food and drink manufacturing are more than one-and-a-half...
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Sickness absence management was the topic at a recent roundtable debate between occupational health and HR professionals, organised by Axa Icas Wellbeing. Noel O'Reilly reports.
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What is the impact of data privacy legislation on a global employee health information system? Mark Wallace finds out.
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A national survey looked into the perceptions and relationships between occupational health and human resources.
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The north-east of England is leading the way with a regional approach to workplace health, thanks to a groundbreaking partnership between the trade unions and local NHS workplace specialists. Sarah Silcox reports.
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Last month a City lawyer settled for an undisclosed multi-million pound sum following a £19m claim for bullying. Complaints about...
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Are you ‘thinking different’ about the way you deliver occupational health? If you are making a difference in your organisation,...
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Diagnosing carpal tunnelPhysical examination, either alone or in combination with an exploration of an individual’s self-reported symptoms, is not a...