Insurance companies have won a landmark case in the House of Lords that will limit employers' liability for payouts to staff who developed asbestos-related cancer while working for them.
Wellbeing
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Sick leave at the National Probation Service is now running at an average of 12.3 days a year for each...
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The government has finally announced the appointment of the first ever national director for health and work.
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How do you manage the not unlikely event that staff will want to watch the football World Cup on TV?
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Notice while on sick leaveBurso v Langley and Carter, EAT, 3 March 2006BackgroundMs Burso worked for Langley and Carter as...
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Survey reveals over 40% of managers hav difficulty with anger at work
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The bill for sickness absence at the National Probation Services is running at more than £30m a year
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Dame Carol Black appointed to oversee initiatives to improve health in the workplace
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Contract terms for sickness absence and part-time working requests.
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Unions will mark International Workers Memorial Day this Friday (28 April) by commemorating those who died “because an employer decided...
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The supermarket chain has offerred all its employees the chance to take extra, unpaid leave during the World Cup in a move to cut absenteeism
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Changes to statutory sick pay rules could make matters worse for employers.
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Sarah Dowden, solicitor, Macfarlanes
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Government and employers should work together to improve employee health and reduce the cost of sickness and incapacity to the economy.
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Members of one teaching union alone collected substantial payouts last year for injuries at work and discrimination