Addressing MSK-related absence and costs in today’s workplace
January 23, 2023
Marc Holl, Head of Primary Care at Nuffield Health discusses musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions in the workplace and methods of support from employers. Read More
Coronavirus advice for employers
September 1, 2022
Boris Johnson has announced that all legal requirements to self-isolate in England will come to an end on Thursday 24 February, as he set out plans for 'living with COVID'. Read More
Invisible disabilities in the workplace
November 19, 2021
Nichola Ebbern shares her personal experience of invisible disabilities in the workplace and provides advice for how employers can support them. Read More
A guide to helping employees with addiction
November 17, 2021
SHP provides a guide on how employers should approach addiction in the workplace, and how they can best support their employees. Read More
St John Ambulance warns lives are ‘at risk’ due to lack of office first aiders
November 8, 2021
St John Ambulance warns lives could be lost at work due to a lack of trained first aiders, as 50% of employees now enjoy flexible working. Read More
What I’ve learned from supporting colleagues with cancer and their caregivers: In conversation with Kate Field
August 6, 2021
Kate Field has supported several colleagues living with cancer. This has included supporting individuals during treatment and on their return to work, as well as supporting caregivers whose loved ones have had cancer. In this interview Kate explains how she’s seen cancer impact people’s working lives and suggests ways in which employers can help. Read More
Fine after employees exposed to chemical spill
March 24, 2021
The fabrication division of Nasmyth Technologies Limited has been fined after four employees were exposed to hazardous substances that caused significant ill health and time off work. Read More
‘Government downplaying COVID-19 workplace risk’, report warns
March 11, 2021
New research from think tank, the Institute of Employment Rights (IER), has found the risk of COVID-19 transmission in the workplace remains significant and is being ‘dangerously downplayed’ by the Government's ‘light-touch approach’. Read More
Can the spread of workplace illness be avoided, post-COVID, by increased remote working?
February 24, 2021
A report in the Independent has highlighted that there has not been a single case of influenza detected by Public Health England so far in 2021. Read More
20 things about absence and health in 20 years
April 9, 2020
After 20 years of Health and wellbeing at work surveys, the CIPD has reflected on what has changed – and what's stayed the same – over the years… Read More
