Health and Well-being
Mismanagement of employee’s illness treated with expert intervention
Mismanagement of employee’s illness treated with expert interventionPoor performance and attendance will always be significant issues for employers and can lead to big trouble for employees.As seri...
Reasonable adjustments for dyslexia
Reasonable adjustments for dyslexiaTo be wrongly accused of anything is heart-breaking and for it to happen because of an employer’s failure to understand an individual’s disability must feel surre...
Understanding when an employer may call time on sick leave
Being forced to call into work sick can be a time of genuine uncertainty for an employee and an employer.How long the illness will last and what impact it will have on the workforce and productivit...
Changing the way of work to help manage depression in the workplace
It’s fair to say that there can be some uncertainty for employers when it comes to considering reasonable adjustments for an employee suffering with depression.Depression is a common and serious me...
Managing absence from work, handle with care
There is an old saying that absence makes the heart grow fonder… but when it comes to employment matters absence can certainly make your mind wander.What’s going on, what’s going to happen and what...
Disability for work related stress
The difficult question of if work-related stress is a disability?It’s not uncommon to hear an employee complain of feeling ‘stressed out’ at work.It can be a throwaway, flippant comment at times ut...
Being Unfairly Disciplined?
Left feeling sick and hurt by the actions of an unfair manager
When retail supervisor Madeleine got a telephone call at work that all working parents dread…she could never have imagi...
How to deal with absence management
Check up to ensure you have a healthy absence management plan to deal with time off. An employer is likely to deal with a worker’s unacceptable absence at some stage and doing so properly can ...
Disability from work for depression
Managing a disability caused by depression is a challenge that employers should be ready and prepared for.According to research one in three of the UK workforce may have a health and wellbeing issu...
Dangers of being desk-bound
Pay attention to every survey with a health warning and you will be afraid to do many things – and you can now add going to work and sitting at a desk to that list.New research has found that sitti...
How to avoid feeling sick when dealing with an employee’s illness
There are many matters employers need to handle with great care and sensitivity and dealing with sicknesses absence is one of them.Whenever employees are off work there are cost implications and it...
Recognising the serious impact of depression on workers
It's certainly not uncommon nowadays to hear someone utter the words 'I'm feeling a bit down, think I'm depressed" such a statement can often trivialise what can be a debilitating illness.Depressio...
How to avoid being made to look like a dope when testing employees for drugs.
Former newsreader Angela Rippon (1) made headlines of her own last week in highlighting problems with employers drug testing staff.The 72-year-old TV presenter tested positive for opiates (2) after...
Flu season in the workplace
It is that time of year when employers need to be fully prepared for the flu season which can be bad for business.Previous research revealed that more than 7.5 million working days were lost in the...
More Than A Third Of Employees Failed To Switch Off And Worked Through Their Christmas Holiday
Christmas should have been a time when employees switched off to enjoy a well-deserved break, but it seems many could not resist the urge to work through the festive period.Whether there is an expe...
Is office work killing you? Workout to beat the dangers of being desk-bound.
Pay attention to every survey with a health warning and you will be afraid to do many things – and you can now add going to work and sitting at a desk to that list. New research has found that sitt...
Getting a Grip on Obesity in the Workplace
A top employment judge is calling for a change in the law that would allow overweight employees to sue for ‘fattist’ discrimination. Being overweight, or even obese, is not in itself a prohibited g...
Dealing with stress in the workplace
The number of workers suffering from work-related stress remains a growing concern for employers. It is thought many factors such as job cuts, financial worries, poor management and bullying are to...
Workers are risking their health by turning up for work while ill
Employees are putting themselves at risk of mental health problems because they are turning up for work while they are sick.A recent survey shows one in three employers reported an increase in ‘pre...
Fit for Work scheme up and running to tackle sickness absence
A government-backed initiative to get employees back to work after illness or injury should be fully operational before the end of the year.The new Fit for Work service provides occupational health...
