Noel O'Reilly reports on the annual scientific meeting of the Society of Occupational Medicine held this month in London.
Wellbeing
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A combination of increasingly demanding, complex ‘knowledge’ jobs and poor management are behind the UK’s rising stress levels, a think-tank...
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Employers have been warned that the cost of providing medical benefits to staff could rise by 60% by 2013.Rising costs,...
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I am the HR manager at a large warehousing and distribution company. Over the summer we will be employing quite...
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Roisin Woolnough finds out what it takes to win the race to compliant health and safety.Health and safety is a...
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Up to six million people have sued their employers in the past year after receiving injuries or illnesses at work,...
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Tax breaks should be offered to companies that provide good-quality rehabilitation services to help the long-term sick back to work,...
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Burgers and chips will be off the menu for public sector workers after the government revealed plans to award a...
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The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) are set to launch a new level one qualification that is specifically aimed at...
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With 550 staff involved in building repairs and maintenance of social housing and public buildings, Manchester Working knew that finding...
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A leading construction union has accused the government of complacency about workplace safety which is putting employees’ lives at risk.Ucatt...
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HR professionals need to rethink the way they manage staff after a disaster or traumatic event, according to a leading...
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It's impossible to predict whether staff will be hit by a traumatic event in their line of work, but there are ways to cushion the blow, discovers Sally Whittle.
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More than half of employees believe overweight employees who smoke are the worst offenders for taking excessive time off work,...
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The number of people killed at work in the UK fell slightly last year, official figures have revealed.
Health and...