If you had a mental health problem would you disclose it at a job interview? As an employer, would a history of mental illness affect your attitude to an applicant? If your answers to these questions are 'No' and 'Yes' you're with the majority, but what's best for business?
Wellbeing
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The swine flu pandemic could see over one third of the workforce out of action and cost employers £2.1bn a...
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A supermarket employee faces life in prison after stabbing a colleague for not “working properly”.
Robert McCulloch, 35, stabbed Roman... -
Hundreds of soldiers are in line to receive a share of £6m in compensation for cold weather injuries suffered while...
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Council loses £1m claim against former MD Christine Laird in disability ruling
by Kat Bakerby Kat BakerA council has lost a £1m High Court battle against its former managing director, after alleging she knowingly withheld a...
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Cumbria prison staff resorted to patrolling in pairs due to safety fears, an inspection has found. Officers at HMP Haverigg,...
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It seems employers are using drug tests to sack staff without notice – a risky practice.The charity Release recently claimed there...
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‘Survivor syndrome’ – which describes the physical and psychological impact of redundancies on the remaining staff who didn’t lose their jobs –...
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Two initiatives are striving to remove the stigma surrounding mental ill health and raise awareness in the workplace. Sally O'Reilly reports on the work being done by Time to Change and Shift.
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Dr Richard Preece recently criticised OH nurses for a 'lack of involvement' in evidence-based practice. But what do the nurses and OH leaders have to say? Nic Paton reports.
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Dr Richard Preece tackles the weighty issue of leading by example.
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Our off-message columnist takes a look at the possibilities of animal flu.
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Making OH part of the National Health Service would help increase its provision to the wider working community, says Dr Ian Brown.
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Life-long learning and continuing professional development (CPD) are the processes by which professionals, such as nurses, develop and improve their...
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With Men's Health Week taking place this month (15-21 June), Dr Ian Banks asks whether offering primary care in the workplace would improve their health.