Police officers who repeatedly fail health and fitness tests could lose their jobs, according to Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Bernard...
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This month’s round-up of recently published occupational health research studies looks at good practice in mental health at work, mindfulness...
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Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has ordered a clampdown on recruitment agencies supplying the NHS with doctors and nurses as a...
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International governments are offering employees increasing rights to request flexible working arrangements, as organisations see that family and work can...
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NHS staff sickness absence levels increased last year, with anxiety, stress and depression becoming a growing problem. Trusts have also ...
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Jonathan Isaby, CEO of the TaxPayers’ Alliance (TPA), wants to see an end to excessive public-sector payoffs. HR can deliver...
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NHS trust occupational health team fails to prevent dermatitis among staff
by Nic Patonby Nic PatonAn NHS trust has been fined for failing to prevent or even monitor at least 23 cases of dermatitis among ...
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Thousands of NHS staff off work due to musculoskeletal disorders or bullying
by Nic Patonby Nic PatonApproximately 6,000 NHS staff in England miss work every day because of musculoskeletal problems, Freedom of Information (FoI) requests have...
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Can you really split transactional and transformational HR in two? Housing group Gentoo has done just that. But will others...
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The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has heard the appeal in a test case against five police forces over the legality...
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The latest report by Sir Robert Francis looks at how employers in the NHS should deal with whistleblowers fairly. But...
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Carol Howard, the policewoman who successfully claimed race and sex discrimination against the Metropolitan Police, has reached a final settlement...
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Urgent action is needed in response to the decline in the number of NHS doctors who are accredited specialists in...
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With the NHS constantly in the headlines as we approach an election, new NHS Employers chief executive Danny Mortimer has...
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Dr Carly Atkinson’s literature review of bullying and harassment at work won the inaugural Denis D’Auria prize. This is a...