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Employers to help Government tackle obesity?
Employers will be part of a “broad partnership” to help to tackle obesity, the Health Secretary has announced. Speaking at the Fabian Society, Alan Johnson called for a “”national movement” to tackle the growing problem of obesity:“Just as the Government has a moral duty to tackle poverty and ex...
News | 24 Jul 2008
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Workplace is key to solve UK’s obesity crisis, says study
Employers can help to solve the UK’s obesity crisis by achieving improvements in the health and wellbeing of their staff, Unilever and think tank the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) have suggested, following a year-long workplace health pilot. The latest statistics show that 61% of adul...
News | 2 Mar 2010
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Would you hire someone who was obese?
...itish people want it to be illegal to discriminate against obese people in the workplace, provided they are able to carry out important elements of the job. The research found that many people dislike the practice of asking for a photo with job applications – with 40% of people believing that employers do this to give preference to better looking people, with a further quarter (25%) believing that it is to block applications from certain races. Overall, 71% of people feel the request is to enable some form of discrimination. Meanwhile, a poll by The Obesity Awareness and Solutions Trust (Toas...
News | 14 Mar 2007
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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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“Britain’s got talent”: EHRC on the Equality Bill
...ieves these measures will help ensure all groups in society are able to contribute to the economic and community life of Britain. Research shows that the gap is wider in the private sector than in the public sector (a full-time gap of 21.7% compared with 13.8%) and that far fewer private sector employers are undertaking pay audits as a way of addressing the issue (23% compared to 43%). The Commission will be consulting with the CBI and other business bodies, the TUC and individual trades unions, women’s groups and other stakeholders throughout Great Britain on the most appropriate ways for measu...
News | 27 Apr 2009
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Stressful jobs double heart disease risk
...ing days were lost to stress, depression and anxiety in 2003/4. In the UK over 13 million working days are lost yearly because of stress. It is believed to trigger 70 per cent of visits to doctors, and 85 per cent of serious illnesses. Stress at work also provides a serious risk of litigation for employers, carrying significant liabilities for damages, bad publicity and loss of reputation. Dealing with stress-related claims also consumes vast amounts of management time. Last year the Government announced their commitment for HSE’s stress management standards. The Standards help organisations wo...
News | 20 Jan 2006
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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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Pension age cost warning for firms
Increasing the state pension age to 67 would cost UK businesses more than £4 billion a year in absenteeism, according to a new report. The Pensions Commission is expected to recommend the Government raises the age at which people can claim their state pension from 65 to 67 in a bid to solve the UK's pensions crisis. But Cass Bus...
News | 24 Nov 2005
