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Employers embracing worker wellbeing over other issues?
Lifestyle initiatives aimed at improving the lives of workers, such as free fruit or gym membership, are being embraced by employers, while the problem of staff shortages, long hours and excessive workloads are being increasingly ignored, an expert has claimed.Professor Rory O’Neill of the University of Stirling’s occupational and environmental health research group has called for more efforts to tackle fundamental issues fa...
News | 26 Nov 2008
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Employers embracing worker wellbeing over other issues?
Great, Then perhaps you may be able to help me understand the 'apathy' manifested by so many people treated like mushrooms who continue to just carry on going into work regardless of witnessing others driven the point where they crash and burn out ? I cannot solely be the insecurity, fear and anxiety as surely more would 'escape' the stressors rather than remain captive, suck it up become withdrawn with odd irasible dummy spitting as an alternative to 'flight' ?
Comment | 4 Dec 2008
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Employers embracing worker wellbeing over other issues?
Oh, if that were only true - 60% (approx 17 million) would not be reporting that they had witnessed or been subject to bullying in the workplace over the previous six months and/or 58% DSE operators would not be reporting Screen Fatigue etc. etc. etc. At least from a legal stand point employers can no longer pleed ignorance, not that ignorance was ever a defence as "known or should have known" well documented in public domain regardless of surrounding 'social mythology'. I wonder what they're goin to do when more than 50% of UK workforce still toddling into work regardless of mild to ...
Comment | 3 Dec 2008
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Employers embracing worker wellbeing over other issues?
'common sense from an academic' Hold on Nigel - I'm an academic!!
Comment | 3 Dec 2008
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Employers embracing worker wellbeing over other issues?
And the penny has only just dropped.........?
Comment | 1 Dec 2008
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Employers embracing worker wellbeing over other issues?
Hooray some common sense from an academic ........ Stress biggest cause of impaired mental health and early onset disease let alone death as the altimate excape from stressors. Presenteeism greatest risk to productivity where a twenty percent reduction in performance adds up to approximatley
Comment | 28 Nov 2008
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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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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 deVeLOPMent...
Magazine issue | 5 Sep 2011
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Facefacts: The real cost of social networking to your business
...st three years. As with all things Workplace Law, we welcome your feedback -- on both the magazine and the new website. So whether you love it or hate it, feel free to drop me a line at the email address below. And so to this issue... Heard of Facebook? You'd have to have left the planet not to, as employers and employers' groups have suddenly realised what it's costing their businesses! Surveys around the use of Facebook in workplaces estimate that businesses face a cost of £130m a day, due to the fact that employees are spending inappropriate amounts of time chatting to their friends. It's unclear w...
Magazine issue | 16 Oct 2007
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Old git, or still work fit?
...g, publications and important diary dates for the six months ahead Workplace Law Magazine readers air their views on the legal issues affecting their businesses What is the future for the workforce under new age discrimination legislation? Katy Brown questions to what degree it is acceptable for employers to interfere in the lifestyles of employees Power cut 18 Energy management is about more than just `switching it off', under new legislation taking effect this year The importance of terrorism 23 insurance Sheila Small and Katherin Coxon discuss whether employers are adequately covered by their...
Magazine issue | 1 Feb 2006
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Celebrating 35 years of the Health and Safety at Work Act
...g, the health of the workforce has deteriorated. Greta Thornbory explains what can be done to reverse this trend. 20 24 CLINIC Workplace Law members ask the experts for advice on workplace issues. TeCHniCAL 26 LEGAL upDAtE In-depth technical guidance on: sentencing for health and safety offences; employers' liability for injuries; and VAT. CommenT 09 IS moDERN tEChNoLoGy mAkING uS ILL? The office is a social community an often underrated one and to create a sense of belonging is critical to the success of any business and the wellbeing of every worker, says Ann Clarke. CHALLenge 30 ShARING th...
Magazine issue | 7 Jul 2009
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Killing time
... Your corporate reputation and why you need to keep it Page 7 Interview: The CID's Mark Smith on increased police presence in investigations Page 18 Compassionate response American idle US fatality rate almost five times higher than in the UK: is toothless prosecution to blame? Page 14 How should employers respond to a workplace fatality? Page 10 Accountability: How Associated Octel turned its health and safety culture around Page 26 Plus: Legal calendar | Clinic | Case reports | Technical guidance ... Contents In this issue ... LATEST 05 EDITORIAL It was something of a reality check to this mon...
Magazine issue | 27 Feb 2008
