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Festive spirits cost businesses millions through staff sickness

New research carried out by Norwich Union Healthcare suggests hangover-related sickness could cost British businesses up to £110 million. The study claims that around two million staff are likely to take time off work because of over-indulgence in food and drink at Christmas; employees in London and the South East most likely to take time off work for this reason.

News | 17 Dec 2001
The Diversity Dilemma

...ployer to make sure all are treated with equal respect? In a predominantly Christian country, how easy is that to achieve? With a growing number of beliefs appearing outside of the accepted orthodoxy, how are employers meant to separate the `believers' from those willing to `abuse the system'? The festive spirit In August 2009, the Employers' Forum on Belief (EFB) published Ramadan A Guide for Employers, which included information and suggestions for changes that could be made to the working conditions of those observing Ramadan (a Muslim festival during which individuals fast during daylight hou...

Magazine issue | 2 Nov 2009