Many aspects of the Covid-19 pandemic divide opinion in the workforce, and vaccines are a hot topic at the moment....
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With the vaccine on the way and businesses hoping for a return to ‘normal’ in the coming months, should employers rehire talent, or are the risks too high?
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Insolvency Service data reveals November redundancy slowdown.
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Many organisations had extensive wellbeing programmes in place long before the pandemic hit this year. But with a largely remote...
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Public sector workers hit by a pay freeze are already paid less than their counterparts in private sector employers, according to a report by the Resolution Foundation.
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Organisations that shied away from flexible working for years suddenly shifted to an entirely remote workforce back in March, but...
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MPs on the Public Accounts Committee are calling on the government to list companies that signed up to the furlough scheme amid concerns over high levels of fraud.
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New data suggests women in the UK are disproportionately more stressed by their work situation than men.
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Vaccination and data protection: What do employers need to think about?
by Jo Faragherby Jo FaragherThe roll-out of the Covid vaccine has got employers thinking about whether they will collect, and how they might manage data around workers’ vaccination status.
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Chancellor Rishi Sunak says extending furlough to end of April will offer ‘certainty for millions of jobs and businesses’. Loan schemes will also be extended until the end of March.
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Gartner research recently showed how employees favour working for purpose-driven companies. Emma Sykes from Danone Waters UK & Ireland explains...
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A fifth of people who have tested positive for Covid-19 are still exhibiting symptoms five weeks or more after being...
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Dame Carol Black – OH must ‘seize the moment’ to raise its profile post pandemic
by Nic Patonby Nic PatonOccupational health practitioners need to use 2021 to “seize the moment” presented by the Covid-19 pandemic and push to ensure...
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For organisations uncertain about remote working, 2020 was the year their preconceptions turned around. But in the ongoing quest for...
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Health and wellbeing provider BHSF has conducted 3,500 ‘contact free’ return-to-work medical assessments in the past six months.
Its occupational...