Personnel Today

Many employers remain woefully ignorant about what occupational health can do, its value (versus its cost) and the benefits it...

A functional assessment is a key part of any occupational health consultation, yet effective history-taking is something many coming into...

Work-related upper limb disorders can have a significant impact on the workplace, with women over the age of 45 at...

As the popularity of the HR business partner role continues to grow, are candidates finding their current role working against...

Short breaks between nurses’ shifts linked to workplace accidents
Being provided with only a short break, defined as less than...

It has been well-documented that the cost of work-related is significant, and rising all the time. As Tholakele Sindisiwe Gcumisa...

For many businesses, their office is just “there”, a functional place to put their computers, kit and people. But the...

This month (May) is the first anniversary of the arrival of GDPR, the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation. Dr...

When addressing mental health-based presenteeism, the good news is that there is much employers can be doing to offer practical...

A business psychologist looks behind the gore and Machiavellian manoeuvres of the HBO show's main characters to, not entirely seriously, ponder their leadership qualities

The outsourcing company ISS faces protests today over changes to its payroll system that will see it withhold the pay...

LED (or light-emitting diode) lighting is transforming how we light our homes, workplaces and urban spaces. There is excitement it...

Menopausal symptoms can affect all older women and some aged below 45, and can pose challenges for individuals and employers...

We may all be increasingly connected to our smartphones, but delivering phone-based health and wellbeing benefits has to be about...

Many employers and workplaces are simply not set up to accommodate the realities of employees having progressive, chronic, terminal or...