Coronavirus

Statutory sick pay needs to be significantly increased and eligibility extended if workers are to keep themselves safe from the coronavirus outbreak.

Airlines scramble for immediate cost cuts as Covid-19 and travel bans hit aviation sector.

Airlines and manufacturers are having to lay-off staff but how easy is this, particularly as different rules and agreements govern relationships with employees in different countries.

With almost 600 cases of the new coronavirus confirmed in the UK, businesses are increasingly telling staff to work from...

The role and expertise of occupational health professionals is going to become “ever-more prominent” as the UK, and UK employers,...

The chancellor of the exchequer has announced £7 billion of extraordinary measures to help support businesses and individuals who will...

Measures announced in the Budget today will make it easier for workers’ to self-isolate if they suspect they have the...

As the Covid-19 coronavirus continues to spread rapidly, with almost 400 cases and six deaths reported in the UK so...

Trade union Unite has warned against extending the amount of time drivers can operate their lorries, saying that while its...

What data privacy rules should businesses consider when dealing with Covid-19?

Sick pay rules should be amended in the construction industry to help tackle the spread of the coronavirus.

With coronavirus expected to have a severe impact on workplaces in the coming months, occupational health practitioners will have a...

Organisations' resilience under threat during outbreak from unreliable information sources and lack of planning.

The government is drawing up plans to offer financial support to people who are self-isolating but who do not qualify...

Employees will get statutory sick pay (SSP) from their first day off work rather than the fourth as part of...