Health workers need to be better educated about the dangers of dermatitis and the risk it poses for the growth...
Occupational Health
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Finance staff are increasingly going to rehab to deal with problems brought on by the recession.
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Imposing travel bans or quarantines to protect employees from a swine flu pandemic could land HR in serious legal trouble...
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A swine flu outbreak in the UK could cost employers £1.5bn a day, with up to a quarter of the...
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The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (Nice) has unveiled the first national guidance on how to manage long-term...
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How well a worker is managed and even the size of their team can affect whether they are likely to...
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A government-backed think-tank has added its weight to the debate around financial incentives and health interventions, arguing it makes sense...
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Contact with a wide range of chemicals and other hazardous substances at work is endangering the health of workers, a...
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HR news and analysis including:
should overweight nurses be told to lose weight?
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Telling fat NHS nurses to lose weight is a step too far and could lead to disability or constructive dismissal...
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In a National Accident Helpline survey of employees who had been injured at work a staggering 97 per cent said that...
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A new fund to help the Scottish NHS tackle aggression and violence against staff has been launched in response to...
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Overweight NHS staff are being urged to lose weight and set a good example for their patients.The Department of Health’s...
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Employers should treat night shift staff with care in light of Danish breast cancer payouts.
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Is employee wellbeing becoming a board-level issue? Corporate responsibility group Business in the Community (BITC) thinks so, and believes senior managers are finally coming round to the idea that healthy staff can help produce healthy profits. Noel O'Reilly reports.