Employers groups have hit back at government claims that many are “decades out of date” when it comes to dealing...
Wellbeing
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Thank you for highlighting the major issue of stress, which is costing the nation billions of pounds per year in...
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I was dismayed but not at all surprised to read about the HR profession’s overwhelming belief that stress is the...
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Occupational health (OH) practitioners should ignore guidance advising employers against asking the age of job candidates, a legal expert said...
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Pensions consultation
Regulations on age discrimination in occupational pension arrangements have been reissued by the government. Employers and pension experts... -
It was good to see that the Who’s Looking After Our Health? survey by Personnel Today and healthcare provider HSA...
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The stubbornly high level of public sector sickness absence is really beginning to grate with me. To make matters worse,...
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The rapid recovery of Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond after his high-speed crash has amazed the public and medical experts....
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Migrant workers are risking their lives every day on UK construction sites, with many employers failing to check whether they...
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Research shows small and medium businesses are particularly resistant to employing people who have a mental illness
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryGovernment efforts to move people off benefit and into work could fail unless employers get more support to recruit and...
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Stressed out traffic wardens in a Devonshire seaside resort have been urged to take up anger management classes by the...
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Report published on developing effective violence management trainers in healthcare sector
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryThe Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has published a research report about how to develop effective trainers in violence management...
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Back-to-work tax incentives could save the economy £13.2bn a year, economists claim. A report by NERA Economic Consulting and funded...
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The Health and Safety Commission (HSC) and Health and Safety Executive (HSE) have published a simplification plan to help businesses comply with...
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Bar workers in Scotland have benefited from improved health since the introduction of a smoking ban in all enclosed public...