Workplace illness and injury costs Britain £20.7 billion annually
A recent study sheds light on the staggering costs incurred due to workplace illness and injury across Britain.
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Tag: sickness
Sunak vows to cut benefits from those who refuse job offers
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has pledged to remove benefits for individuals who refuse job offers after 12 months of unemployment.
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Healthcare workers seek compensation for long Covid
Dozens of healthcare workers suffering from long Covid are pursuing compensation through the High Court, alleging negligence on the part of the NHS and other employers.
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More unemployed in their 20s due to sickness than those in 40s
A recent report from the Resolution Foundation has revealed a significant shift in the age demographic of individuals not working due to ill health.
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Dean Forbes: Minimising employee absence should be a year-round effort
The first Monday in February has traditionally been the day when people are most likely to pull a sickie – how can we put an end to it?
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One quarter of employees admit to pulling a sickie
One in four employees admit to pulling a sickie at work in order to take time off. Despite many not viewing it as an acceptable thing to do, many still admit to doing it.
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Acas urges employers to monitor sickness absence during World Cup
Workplace expert, Acas, has launched new guidance today to help employers prepare for potential...
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Taylor Vinters provides guidance on managing sickness absence at its HR Forum
Taylor Vinters’ top-rated employment team held its latest HR Forum in London and Cambridge last...
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If an employee tells you they are at the Doctors…they may well be going for a job interview
A new global poll conducted by Monster, the worldwide leader in successfully connecting people to...
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Women 42% more likely to be off sick than men
131 million days were lost due to sickness absences in the UK in 2013, down from 178 million days...
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Almost a million workers on sick leave for more than a month
As many as 960,000 employees were on sick leave for a month or more each year on average between...
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Staff absences surge after big sporting events so plan for that, says Neil Pickering
“As well as National Sickie Day, yesterday was also the day after the Super Bowl – an event that...
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´National Sickie Day´provides some far-fetched excuses
Employment law expert ELAS is warning bosses to be wary of far-fetched absence excuses as...
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Bereaved people being failed by lack of support in the workplace
Bereaved people across Britain are being failed by a lack of support including in the workplace,...
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20% of UK workers call in sick due to ‘winter blues’ or SAD
9.6 million work days are lost each year as a result of employees suffering from the ‘winter...
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60% of bosses don’t believe their employees when they call in sick
Three in five (60 per cent) of bosses of small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) don’t always...
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