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Employer intervention good for workplace health
...k and Pensions (DWP), the HSE, the Department of Health, the Scottish Executive and the Welsh Assembly Government. The report, published on the IES website, gathered evidence on effective workplace practice for dealing with and preventing common health problems.One of the key findings was that when employers and employees worked together, there were many benefits. Working together improved communication; gave employees a greater sense of control over their working environment and increased availability of social support. An example drawn from the research is that of ‘health circles’, which are, ef...
News | 19 Nov 2007
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'Joined up' approach needed to tackle workplace ill health
...h Council (ESRC), the Department of Health (DOH), the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and the HSE highlights some current evidence on health, work and well-being, identifies key areas for future research and explores potential interventions to improve workplace health from the perspective of employers, employees and those currently out of employment. Professor Ian Diamond, ESRC Chief Executive outlines the current occupational health issues. "In a modern world where rising dependency ratios and global market forces place an ever-greater burden on those of working age in supporting others,...
News | 12 Sep 2006
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Employers reminded of need to manage mental health at work
Tomorrow is World Mental Health Day, the awareness day which was started by the World Federation for Mental Health in 1992. To coincide with the annual event, employers are being reminded of the importance of managing mental health at work, particularly during the recession. Each year, on 10th October, the Mental Health Foundation celebrates the day by raising awareness about mental health and wellbeing. Its aim is to promote greater public awareness and under...
News | 9 Oct 2009
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Should occupational health services at work be a legal requirement?
The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) is calling on the Government to play a more active role in helping employers provide their staff with access to cost effective occupational health service in order to effectively manage absences. Ben Willmott, CIPD Employee Relations Advisor says that he would like to see tax incentives introduced to encourage more employers to offer occupational health services to emp...
News | 5 Jun 2007
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Occupational health: an unnecessary expense?
...al health concerns. When you take a business like the Royal Mail -- one of the largest and most sophisticated distribution enterprises in the world -- then the challenge to provide your workforce with suitable occupational health services becomes, to put it mildly, significant. Nick Jordan reports. Employers express their opinions on the subject of doctors' notes -- considering just how useful they are, and whether the system needs revising. Doctors' notes 25 -- useless or useful? LEGAL UPDATE Case law 26 Legal experts offer their advice to employers on the implications of recent case law. Clinic...
Magazine issue | 1 Apr 2007
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Employers should do more for sick workers’ rehabilitation
“Employers must recognise that rehabilitation is not purely medical, but also a management activity and they must do more to help their employees return to work after sick absence.” Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) Minister Lord McKenzie is calling on all employers to do more to support their empl...
News | 22 Jun 2007
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Motivation for compliance with health and safety law
The HSE has published the results of a survey of over 1700 employers asking what factors motivated them to comply with health and safety law. The results of the research will be used as part of an on-going process of prioritising where and how interventions by HSE and Local Authorities are most effectively employed as part of delivering the Health and Safety Commis...
News | 10 Mar 2005
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No smoking? Employers face the costs of kicking the habit
workplacelaw know-how to manage your workplace March 2005 NO SMOKING? Employers face the costs of kicking the habit CODE OF CONDUCT The impact of proposed legislation on commercial leases PREGNANT PAUSE Is the extension of maternity leave a step IDENTITY CRISIS backwards for equal opportunities? The changing face of security PORN AT WORK When does downloading pornographic...
Magazine issue | 1 Apr 2005
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Sickness absence review published
...ack, the review makes a number of recommendations to reduce the £13 billion benefits bill. According to the DWP, around 140 million working days are lost each year to sickness absence in Great Britain. The recommendations include: Employment law should be modified to make it easier for both employers and employees to end an employment relationship, where the parties could negotiate a financial settlement, but where neither would be judged to be at fault. The Government should look at options around the use of a ‘protected conversation’ to allow employers the chance to have an honest, wit...
News | 22 Nov 2011
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Employers urged to support newly disabled employees
A new report, published by RNIB with a foreword by ACAS Chief Executive, John Taylor, has found that keeping a newly disabled person in employment has a cost benefit of two-and-a-half times an employer's investment. The report sets out: the case for employee retention; advice on how to identify the related costs and longer term savings; and recommendations for employers when implementing an employee retention policy. Evidence from 2007 from the Department of Work and Pen...
News | 12 Oct 2011
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Employers urged to support people with MS
...an annual welfare bill of £66.7 million and prevent people from missing out on an average of 18 years of their working lives, according to a new report from The Work Foundation. Ready to work: Meeting the employment and career aspirations of people with multiple sclerosis argues that with greater employer awareness and more co-ordinated action, the majority of people with MS who are willing and able to work could be supported to do so. It says that this would create significant government savings and improve the quality of life both for those affected and for their informal carers. Employers would a...
News | 27 Jun 2011
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Swine flu – Guidance for business
...ividuals develop symptoms while not at work, they should adhere to the following advice: stay at home (self-isolate). do not go to work until you are fully recovered. contact the national Pandemic flu Line service for advice and an initial assessment of symptoms in the first instance. inform your employer or occupational health department to let them know you are ill. 5 WHaT sHouLd individuaLs do To ProTecT THeMseLves and oTHers froM PandeMic fLu? it is important that the following practices are adhered to: individuals should use a tissue to cover their nose and mouth when coughing and/or...
News analysis | 1 May 2009
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2009: new beginnings
...January. 10 CASE LAW n Only one rest break required if working more than six hours, says EAT n Requirement to have a degree "is not age discrimination" n Asbestos compensation must be paid, says High Court n Christian worker was not discriminated against, confirms EAT 16 19 STRESSfuL TImES AhEAD? Employers underestimate the steps they need to take to protect their businesses against stress claims, say Bettina Rigg and Steve Covell. death of the temp? Neil Archibald investigates... 20 chAllENgE 22 ENERGy pERfORmANCE ChALLENGES Twelve months ago, surveyor Ewen Sparks had only carried out "three or fo...
Magazine issue | 8 Dec 2008
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The importance of worker involvement in health and safety
..."health and safety needs to re-discover its roots, re-discover the art of the possible, rather than pursue the ideal of the perfect. The human relations and health and safety communities need to work more closely together to achieve this goal." He praised the partnerships between trade unions and employer and trade organisations in industries such as construction, paper and board and quarrying, where innovative approaches had been put in place that had resulted in the building of constructive and fruitful partnerships, genuine worker involvement and consultation, the reduction in disputes and the a...
News | 22 Mar 2007
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Employment Tribunals: back to the future?
...of the Barrow legionella case for FMs 12 11 years in health and safety We map changes in the size of the workforce; the amount of legislation in force; and the number of workplace deaths against the development of corporate manslaughter legislation since 1996. Legal experts offer their advice to employers on the implications of recent case law. 28 In-depth guidance on: the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Bill; Directors' liability insurance; and energy performance of buildings: a new white paper. Members raise the concerns that remain following the introduction of the smoking ban. ...
Magazine issue | 1 Jul 2007
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The dangers of not involving employees in health and safety
Employees in manufacturing are putting their employers, and other employees, at risk by not reporting accidents at work and so exposing their employers to potential prosecution for failing to comply with health and safety legislation. City & Guilds, which has embarked on a drive to encourage good working practices within the manufacturing industry, ...
News | 29 Jun 2006
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Qantas of solace – Fair Work Australia provides strike relief
...ould impose binding arbitration. It is understood that talks are continuing. Comment In the UK, the only way of forcing an end to a strike through the courts is to commence litigation with a view to obtaining an urgent injunction to prevent or discontinue strike action. This is usually done by the employer but affected consumers can seek injunctive relief if they consider the industrial action could affect, prevent or delay the supply of goods or services or reduce the quality of any such goods or services. As an extremely expensive option, willingness to do so will depend on the resources of the emp...
News analysis | 14 Nov 2011
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It’s a WRAP
...employment lawyer, Gordon Turner. 14 27 STAFF BEHAVING BADLY Dealing with the party season, from ensuring incidentfree company events, to managing the fallout from inappropriate behaviour. the importance of following guidance appropriately. EAT: The `Borat' race discrimination case is a warning to employers and HR professionals that what may appear to be a humorous nickname can lead to successful discrimination claims. 08 CASE LAW Cement firm fined £200,000 after explosion death, and company fined for "reckless" waste offences. 16 LEGAL UPDATE Are the proposals for Employment Tribunal reform going...
Magazine issue | 2 Nov 2011
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A new age?
...coming a chartered body. 34 15 COMMENT Could ex-News of the World employees claim for stigma damages? asks Justin Govier. but should we be doing this at work? asks Roger Byard. 24 EAT: With the imminent abolition of the DRA, a recent and an ongoing case concerning compulsory retirement may assist employers who wish to operate a fixed retirement age. 08 CASE LAW Illegal waste boss ordered to pay back over £800,000; and BP Chemicals fined £30,000 for gas leak. 16 LEGAL UPDATE Advice on the Agency Workers Regulations 2010, which come into force on 1 October 2011. COntinuinG PROfessiOnaL deVeLOPMen...
Magazine issue | 5 Sep 2011
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GPs report patients being sacked whilst off sick
... than half of GPs had seen patients in these circumstances a few times a year: 52% in the North West; 53% in the West Midlands; 56% in the South Central; 50% in Scotland and 54% in Wales. Diane Buckley, Managing Director of Legal & General’s Group Income Protection, commented: “Many employers lack the specialist resource to help rehabilitate their staff when they’ve been ill. They show the importance of early intervention to make sure that tailored, individual support is delivered quickly”. Dr John Delfosse, a practising GP and Legal & General’s Consulting Medical Officer, s...
News | 15 Apr 2011
