World No Tobacco Day takes place every year on May 31st, and is a day designed to draw attention to the health problems associated with tobacco use. It is a…
Read MoreAccording to figures from Action on Hearing Loss (formerly the Royal National Institute for the Deaf), one in six people in the UK suffer from some form of hearing loss, of…
Read MoreThe Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981 require employers to provide adequate and appropriate equipment, facilities and personnel to ensure that employees receive immediate attention if they are injured or taken ill…
Read MoreWhen we think about our offices or workplaces, fitness is not necessarily the first thing that comes to mind. Many of us spend our days sitting at our desks looking…
Read MoreAccording to research by Price Waterhouse Coopers, the annual cost of sickness absence has climbed to £29 billion for UK organisations. This is a mind-boggling figure, but to put it…
Read MoreBefore you start reporting and recording sickness absence, you should have a clearly defined attendance management policy that has been developed in partnership with your employees and their representatives. As…
Read MoreMental Health Awareness Week is organised by the Mental Health Foundation, and mindfulness is the theme for this year. Mindfulness is an important part of mental wellbeing; it can help…
Read MoreResearch was carried out in 2013 on behalf of the Equality and Human Rights Commission into recruitment practices relating to collecting information on applicants’ health prior to a job offer…
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