Nearly one in four people with the lung condition Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is waiting a staggering five years...
Sickness absence management
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Plans to scrap swathes of European Union-derived health and safety regulations risk increasing accidents and work-related ill health, it has been warned.
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Even before the current freezing weather, more than four out of 10 people felt the cost-of-living crisis was affecting their...
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There were a record number of deaths from alcohol-specific causes in the UK last year, latest data has shown.
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Older managers more likely to feel ‘not my job’ to support employee health
by Nic Patonby Nic PatonOlder line managers are less likely to feel it’s their job to support the health and wellbeing of their employees than their younger counterparts.
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Research finds 43% of people with a less visible disability have avoided telling their employer about it, which could be exacerbating their health condition.
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Research finds NHS hospitals could cut sickness absence and Covid-19 infections by permanently switching from surgical masks to FFP3 masks.
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The cost-of-living crisis is causing people to refuse fit or sick notes from their GPs because they cannot afford to...
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OH overlooked in call for better support for black people with mental illness
by Nic Patonby Nic PatonMore innovative approaches need to be used to communicate the benefits of regular physical health checks for people with severe mental illness from Black African and Caribbean communities, a report has suggested.
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More than 100,000 workers went down with Covid-19 in the past year which they believed they contracted in the workplace,...
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One employer in four (26%) has seen an increase in staff being off sick compared to a year ago.
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The TUC has joined the organisations calling for long Covid to be recognised as a disability under the Equality Act...
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People living with rare autoimmune and rheumatic diseases are suffering from 'alarming' disparities in the quality of care and treatment they receive.
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Workers unloading or moving freight from shipping containers at British ports can be exposed to hazardous substances, says HSE.
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With diabetes likely to become more prevalent in future, organisations must ensure employees are able to manage the condition effectively...