Businesses failing to ‘govern’ occupational health issues

A study into the relationship between an organisation's understanding and use of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and its health and safety practices has revealed problems.

A report by Dr Stavroula Leka and Johanna Churchill from the Institute of Work, Health and Organisations at the University of Nottingham claims there is a lack of knowledge in the areas of both CSR and occupational health and safety (OHS), and that leadership can be a considerable barrier to the prevention of healt... (369 more words)

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