Wolverhampton University has stopped taking students on to its Specialist Community Public Health Nursing occupational health courses.
The move comes...
Wellbeing
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Despite the recession, employers are spending on average nearly 9% more on providing private healthcare for their employees, research by...
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While new legislation such as the Health and Safety Offences Act has toughened up health and safety laws, more could...
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The number of people killed in UK workplaces fell to a record low between April 2008 and March this year,...
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Men aged between 35 and 54 are almost twice as likely to have diabetes as women, according to a report...
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Implementing a phased return to work is the most effective way to manage long-term sickness absence, according to a survey...
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Two thirds of British adults fail to take enough exercise, and could therefore be putting themselves at greater risk of...
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The ability of employers to manage absence is being hampered by ineffective record-keeping systems, according to research by Occupational Health‘s...
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A new occupational health clinic for London Fire Brigade firefighters was opened in June close to the brigade’s Southwark headquarters....
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Need to write an OH report? Ken Addley, Isobel Hannah and Patricia McQuillan offer some practical advice.
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Q Do employees have the right to be told if a colleague has swine flu, or flu symptoms?Employees do not...
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Q Can an employer insist that someone with swine flu symptoms comes to work?An employer will be in breach of...
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Vanessa James, partner and head of employment at SA Law, anticipates and answers your concerns about making sure that staff don't use the swine flu pandemic as an excuse for extra time off.
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The NHS has insisted it is ready for the Working Time Directive (WTD), which will introduce a 48-hour maximum working...
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Q If an employee has a child at a nursery that is closed due to swine flu, must the employee...