The EHRC's head of policy says that, in the absence of clear legislation, employers should treat staff who have long Covid as if they have a disability.
Conditions
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A charity has called for more action to improve lung health, as it found the UK has the worst death rate for lung conditions in western Europe.
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The number of women in their late forties being screened for breast cancer fell by more than 40% in the past year compared to the situation pre pandemic.
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Occupational health programmes specifically for health workers should be developed at national, regional and organisational levels, United Nations bodies have recommended.
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As the requirement to self-isolate has been removed, public health experts have recommended occupational health risk assessments for people with health conditions or vulnerabilities.
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Employers and the government need to do more to address the health and wellbeing risks related to remote working, and...
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Employers have been urged to be cautious and to remember their legal duty to keep employees safe at work as...
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Some diabetes medications could also protect people living with Type 2 diabetes from serious heart complications, a study has suggested....
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More than a tenth of jobs were advertised as “entirely remote” during January, up by a fifth since December.
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People working in environments where there is a mismatch between the efforts spent on doing their role and the rewards...
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People who have been vaccinated against Covid-19 are less likely to develop long Covid after catching the virus, a review...
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With two-thirds of employees saying wellbeing support makes them less likely to want to work elsewhere, wellbeing strategies need to go beyond simply reducing sickness absence.
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Almost two years into the pandemic, the lines between work and home are increasingly blurred and this has taken its...
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Identifying knowledge gaps and offering practical and emotional support at every stage of an employee's cancer journey needs to be key.
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Nutrition plays a vital role in the immune system’s ability to fight off, and recover from, infection. Steven Pearson-Brown explains...