Managing sickness absence is a key issue for employers. Employee absence is a significant cost to the majority of businesses in the UK.
In addition to the direct costs of employee absence (paying sick pay and paying someone else to perform the absent employee’s work), high levels of absence can demotivate those employees who have to take on the absent employee’s work, cause all-round disruption to productivity and adversely affect an employer’s continuity of service to its clients.
Uncertainties surround the Covid-19 vaccine, from vague distribution plans to complex legalities. With the World Health Organisation suggesting that Covid-19...
Many people suffering with ‘long Covid’ are still unable to fully work six months after their initial coronavirus infection, according...
The roll-out of the Covid vaccine has got employers thinking about whether they will collect, and how they might manage data around workers’ vaccination status.
Three in 10 (29%) people with a known medical condition have avoided seeing their GP or attending a hospital appointment...
The Government’s furlough scheme, large-scale redundancies, safe working concerns and the rise of flexible working will have a big impact...
The extension of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, which was due to close at the end of October, means that...
Directors from First Group and Synamedia are to join the panel for our upcoming webinar, “How does HR navigate new workplace norms?”
A branch of Zizzi near Bristol was temporarily closed after staff allegedly continuing to work despite potentially having Covid.
With the onset of colder weather, inevitably the number of people with common colds and flu will rise, in addition...
Research from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) has argued that people suffering from ‘long Covid’ – or often...
Governments across Europe are being urged to create a comprehensive strategy to tackle rheumatic and musculoskeletal conditions, which currently affect...
The propotion of workers taking time off because of poor mental health has fallen to 28% from 36% last year,...
Notttingham Trent University has launched a study that seeks to understand ‘presenteeism’ and why people continue to work while unwell....
Ten years ago, the Equality Act 2010 consolidated discrimination laws into a single piece of legislation. We highlight 10 key...
