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'Big difference' | Government proposes sick note overhaul to get more people back into work
The government is considering a major overhaul of the sick note process...
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Wellbeing | Hybrid workers take fewer sick days and face less stress-based illness
Findings come amid £33billion long-term sickness bill...
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Five years on | HR lockdown stories from the frontline
The pandemic hit HR in many ways. Five years on, HR leaders reflect on...
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Wellbeing | Work-related ill-health costing the UK economy over £400m a week
Work-related ill-health is costing the UK economy over £415 million a week...
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Employee health | 300,000 people leaving the workforce through ill health each year
Commission calls for early support for workers with health conditions to remain in...
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Forgotten patients | Managing the Long Covid sufferers that are still on the payroll
While the world has moved on from the pandemic there are 1.7 million people living...
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Wellbeing | Is absence the answer to workplace stress?
Stress, stress everywhere, but not a time to sink…Work-related stress is a huge...
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Presenteeism | 3 in 5 UK employees don't call in sick despite needing to
Almost three in five UK employees say they haven't previously taken time off work...
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Inactive Britain | The solution to getting people back to work isn't cutting benefits, it's making employers irresistible
Last month, it was revealed that over 9.2million people of working age in the UK...
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Sickness leave | Attitude to mental health 'going too far', says Secretary of Work and Pensions
The Secretary of Work and Pensions Mel Stride has come under scrutiny for saying...
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Long term illness | Staff shouldn't fear being sacked if they're ill - so what can HR do to manage that?
As actor Emilia Clarke shares her experience of worrying she'd be fired, advice for...
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Diversity and Inclusion | From Lyme Disease and long COVID to mental health - how HR can support those with long term illness
Long-term illness is shrouded in confusion when it comes to HR policy and retaining...
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Get well soon | UK sick leave hits highest rate in almost 20 years
The average worker's sick leave reached the highest rate since 2004...
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Human Resources | 5 HRIS features that can transform your business
As leading providers of specialist HRIS consultancy, here's our rundown of the...
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Wellbeing and retention | Businesses failing to support employees as 84% aren't reporting on absences
Alongside failures to monitor absenteeism, HR teams are placing a high reliance on...
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Insight | How to help employees with care responsibilities
If your life's anything like mine, it'll be full of unexpected surprises -...
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Legal & General | How to help employees with care responsibilities
If your life's anything like mine, it'll be full of unexpected surprises -...
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Managing absences | 3 tips for 'riding it out' when your workforce is reduced
Perhaps unsurprisingly, Boris Johnson's announcement in early January that we must...
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Sick day stigma | 1 in 3 UK staff didn't take sick leave in 2021
Perhaps surprisingly, one in three workers didn't call in sick during the pandemic...
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Wellbeing | Poor mental health 'top reason' for time off work in 2021
2021 has been an overwhelming year for workers, with the coronavirus pandemic putting...
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