During August, we are telling the stories of occupational health nurses who have come to the aid of the hard-pressed...
Coronavirus
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Last week saw the highest number of new job postings since the lockdown began, with four of the top 10 hiring hotspots situated in Northern Ireland.
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Loss of creative collaboration and working for an extra week a month among findings from pandemic studies of working at home.
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Shoe and boot firm returns furlough funds after being buoyed by significant online sales during the lockdown.
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The Labour party has called for the government to take urgent action to ensure that those who have been pregnant...
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The number of employees on payrolls fell by 730,000 between March and July 2020 – the largest quarterly drop since...
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Thousands more job losses have been announced today, with the government stating that it no longer needs 6,000 of its...
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Workers with lung conditions ‘prepared to quit’ rather than return post Covid-19
by Nic Patonby Nic PatonWorkers with lung conditions are so worried about returning to their workplace some will risk being fired if they are...
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Experts in occupational medicine have developed a risk assessment tool to evaluate an individual’s vulnerability to Covid-19, based on their...
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Time Out to Help Out campaign aimed at ensuring employees are paid their full normal wage if they are requested to self-isolate and are unable to work from home.
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People from ethnic minorities in the UK have been hit disproportionately by job losses and reduced hours during the Covid-19...
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Support for over-50s to retrain or gain a new qualification is needed to reduce long-term unemployment, a report has said,...
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A new focus on SMEs and younger people who are disadvantaged could lead to an improved demand-led system, says influential think-tank.
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National Education Union wants robust testing regime at all schools but ministers rule out testing for teachers and pupils who do not have Covid-19 symptoms.
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Researchers found that men were significantly more likely than women to work while on furlough.