The government’s Keep Britain Working review is an “opportunity to start a national reset on workforce health”, a leading think-tank has said.
Disability
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Two-step testing enabling more train drivers to work with colour blindness
by Nic Patonby Nic PatonAn initiative between the Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB) and train drivers’ union ASLEF is enabling more people with...
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Keep Britain Working review gets under way, with major reforms due this spring
by Nic Patonby Nic PatonMinisters launch a promised independent review into how employers can be better supported to employ people with disabilities and health conditions.
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More than eight out of 10 employers (82%) agree they play an important role in helping employees return to work...
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How we define obesity needs to become more nuanced, a report has argued, with body mass index (BMI) as a...
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The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has issued guidance for workers installing stone worktops on how to mitigate risk around...
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With tackling ill health and economic inactivity firmly in the government’s sights in 2025, occupational health and wellbeing are set...
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There needs to be ‘a national reset’ on workplace health during 2025, a think-tank has urged, with government and employers...
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If you don’t want employees to become stuck on reasonable adjustments, it’s vital proactively manage the return-to-work situation, the adjustment...
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Health inequalities: cities present deprivation challenges, warns CMO Whitty
by Nic Patonby Nic PatonThe UK’s cities present “a range of health opportunities and challenges”, with often high levels of entrenched deprivation, health inequalities,...
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The number of working days lost to long Covid could be costing the UK economy billions of pounds every year...
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Four in 10 with disabilities or health conditions missing out due to access issues
by Nic Patonby Nic PatonFour out of 10 workers with disabilities, chronic long-term health conditions or who are neurodivergent have missed out on events...
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A think-tank has urged the government to make access to occupational health mandatory for large employers as part of its...
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Occupational health professionals need to be included in local work and health strategies to support people living with ill health...
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Northern Ireland consults on gender, ethnicity and disability pay reporting
by Jo Faragherby Jo FaragherA consultation has been launched in Northern Ireland on gender, ethnicity and disability pay gap reporting.