Personnel Today
  • OHW+
  • Resources
    • Clinical governance
    • Disability
    • Ergonomics
    • Health surveillance
    • OH employment law
    • OH service delivery
    • Research
    • Return to work and rehabilitation
    • Sickness absence management
    • Wellbeing and health promotion
  • Conditions
    • Mental health
    • Musculoskeletal disorders
    • Blood pressure
    • Cancer
    • Cardiac
    • Dementia
    • Diabetes
    • Respiratory
    • Stroke
  • CPD
  • Webinars
  • Jobs
  • Personnel Today

Personnel Today

Register
Log in
Personnel Today
  • OHW+
  • Resources
    • Clinical governance
    • Disability
    • Ergonomics
    • Health surveillance
    • OH employment law
    • OH service delivery
    • Research
    • Return to work and rehabilitation
    • Sickness absence management
    • Wellbeing and health promotion
  • Conditions
    • Mental health
    • Musculoskeletal disorders
    • Blood pressure
    • Cancer
    • Cardiac
    • Dementia
    • Diabetes
    • Respiratory
    • Stroke
  • CPD
  • Webinars
  • Jobs
  • Personnel Today

Wellbeing

    • Latest News
    • Smoking in the workplace
    • Wellbeing

    Innovex creates desktop tool to help staff quit smoking at work

    by Personnel Today 12 Jun 2007
    by Personnel Today 12 Jun 2007

    Medical sales company Innovex is taking a pro-active approach to help its employees kick the habit ahead of the workplace smoking ban...

    • Business travel
    • Wellbeing

    Health advice for overseas travel

    by Personnel Today 12 Jun 2007
    by Personnel Today 12 Jun 2007

    HR should ensure health risks are flagged up before employees take a trip abroad, argues Sally O'Reilly.

    • HR practice
    • Sickness absence

    Tackling long-term sickness absence at East Sussex Council

    by Personnel Today 12 Jun 2007
    by Personnel Today 12 Jun 2007

    A no-nonsense absence policy and a new wellbeing initiative have led to dramatic victories in East Sussex Council's battle against long-term sick leave. Sally O'Reilly reports.

    • Latest News
    • HR practice
    • Sickness absence

    Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee slams absence rates at Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency and Driving Standards Agency

    by Personnel Today 11 Jun 2007
    by Personnel Today 11 Jun 2007

    The parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has slammed two government agencies for “astonishingly high” sick leave rates. A report by...

    • Stress
    • Latest News
    • HR practice

    Eversheds survey finds HR staff face more workplace conflict than in any other profession

    by Personnel Today 11 Jun 2007
    by Personnel Today 11 Jun 2007

    Human resources practitioners experience more workplace conflict than any other profession, research has revealed.
    Law firm Eversheds surveyed 1,000 employees to...

    • Northern Ireland
    • Latest News
    • Smoking in the workplace

    Doctors in Northern Ireland oppose plans to allow actors to smoke on stage

    by Personnel Today 8 Jun 2007
    by Personnel Today 8 Jun 2007

    Doctors in Northern Ireland have condemned plans that would allow actors to smoke on stage. Last week the Northern Ireland...

    • Stress
    • Latest News
    • HR practice

    Managers find moving up the career ladder is second in stress league table behind going through a divorce

    by Personnel Today 8 Jun 2007
    by Personnel Today 8 Jun 2007

    The stress from being promoted is second only to dealing with divorce, a survey has shown. Research from the Chartered ...

    • Stress
    • Latest News
    • Mental health

    Centre for High Performance Development unveils online stress questionnaire to help with stress management

    by Gareth Vorster 8 Jun 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 8 Jun 2007

    The leadership and management training consultancy Centre for High Performance Development has launched an online personal stress questionnaire following research...

    • Latest News
    • Health and safety
    • HR practice

    Desk-bound Brits eat at their workstations while European counterparts picnic in the park

    by Gareth Vorster 8 Jun 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 8 Jun 2007

    Almost half of working Brits eat their launch at their desks, compared with a third of their European counterparts. A...

    • Latest News
    • Smoking in the workplace
    • Wellbeing

    Employers plan to get rid of cigarette breaks following ban on smoking in English workplaces on 1 July

    by Mike Berry 7 Jun 2007
    by Mike Berry 7 Jun 2007

    Employers are planning to use the 1 July ban on smoking in the workplace in England to crack down on cigarette breaks, according...

    • Latest News
    • Mental health
    • Pay & benefits

    University of Leuven survey finds Belgian staff who value material rewards are more likely to be dissatisfied

    by Personnel Today 6 Jun 2007
    by Personnel Today 6 Jun 2007

    Workers who value material success, status and power more than helping their colleagues or developing their talents are more likely...

    • Latest News
    • Mental health
    • HR practice

    Birmingham launches pilot scheme to provide marketing and Human Resources support for vulnerable workers in hospitality sector

    by Gareth Vorster 5 Jun 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 5 Jun 2007

    Marketing Birmingham, a public/private partnership with Birmingham City Council, is to lead a pilot scheme to provide support (including Human...

    • Latest News
    • HR practice
    • Mental health

    Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and Active Health Partners survey finds mental ill health is UK’s second largest cause of sickness absence

    by Mike Berry 5 Jun 2007
    by Mike Berry 5 Jun 2007

    Mental ill health is the second largest cause of sickness absence in the UK, with hundreds of thousands of people...

    • Latest News
    • e-learning
    • Learning & development

    Absolutely launches free online training for smoking ban

    by Personnel Today 5 Jun 2007
    by Personnel Today 5 Jun 2007

    E-learning provider Absolutely Training has launched a free training course to help businesses prepare for the smoke-free legislation which comes...

    • Stress
    • Latest News
    • Recruitment & retention

    Olympic Delivery Authority HR team under pressure to improve work-life balance and limit risk of staff burn-out

    by Greg Pitcher 5 Jun 2007
    by Greg Pitcher 5 Jun 2007

    EXCLUSIVE The rush to build the 2012 Olympics infrastructure is giving the project’s HR team a headache controlling long working...

Newer Posts
Older Posts

  • Empower and engage for the future: A revolution in talent development (webinar) WEBINAR | As organisations strive...Read more
  • Empowering working parents and productivity during the summer holidays SPONSORED | Businesses play a...Read more
  • AI is here. Your workforce should be ready. SPONSORED | From content creation...Read more

Personnel Today Jobs
 

Search Jobs

PERSONNEL TODAY

About us
Contact us
Browse all HR topics
Email newsletters
Content feeds
Cookies policy
Privacy policy
Terms and conditions

JOBS

Personnel Today Jobs
Post a job
Why advertise with us?

EVENTS & PRODUCTS

The Personnel Today Awards
The RAD Awards
Employee Benefits
Forum for Expatriate Management
OHW+
Whatmedia

ADVERTISING & PR

Advertising opportunities
Features list 2025

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • Linkedin


© 2011 - 2025 DVV Media International Ltd

Personnel Today
  • OHW+
  • Resources
    • Clinical governance
    • Disability
    • Ergonomics
    • Health surveillance
    • OH employment law
    • OH service delivery
    • Research
    • Return to work and rehabilitation
    • Sickness absence management
    • Wellbeing and health promotion
  • Conditions
    • Mental health
    • Musculoskeletal disorders
    • Blood pressure
    • Cancer
    • Cardiac
    • Dementia
    • Diabetes
    • Respiratory
    • Stroke
  • CPD
  • Webinars
  • Jobs
  • Personnel Today