The ban has taken care of smoking, but how should employers deal with other addictions?
Wellbeing
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One of my staff wants to purchase a bike through the ‘Cycle to Work’ scheme, but I’m worried about the...
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A big shout of approval this week to coroner Ian Smith, who called for Florence Nightingale to become the next...
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In Tony Pettengell’s ‘Off Message’ about fat people (Personnel Today, 10 April), he fails to mention one of the benefits...
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TUC general secretary Brendan Barber has slammed employers’ “shameful” lack of concern for the safety of their employees, following new...
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Noel O'Reilly reports on the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health Conference in Birmingham on 27 March
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Construction union Ucatt calls for National Institute for Clinical Excellence to recommend Alimta drug in treating mesothelioma cancer caused by exposure to asbestos
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryConstruction union Ucatt is demanding the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (Nice) recommends the use of the drug Alimta, in...
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What will the HR profession look like in the year 2020? What key skills will be needed by practitioners? Will...
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A first day at work is always nerve-wracking. You don’t want to wear the wrong thing, say anything stupid or...
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Rising unemployment in London has been blamed in part for the seven-year variation in the average life expectancy of people...
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The disturbing findings of research by the Work Life Balance Centre – that nearly half of the workers in its...
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Companies escape corporate manslaughter convictions in the deaths of construction workers
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryThe number of convictions of companies responsible for the death of construction workers has fallen by nearly 75% despite the number...
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Employers’ organisations have spoken out against guidance recommending that smokers should be given paid time off work to help them...
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A serious illness need not spell the end of someone's working life. HR professionals can help staff with critical conditions work to the best of their abilities, discovers Sally O'Reilly.
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UK businesses are not fully prepared for the new smoking ban legislation which comes into force on 1 July, new...