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CIPD study | Staff absence levels soar to nearly 2 working weeks per employee each year
Research shows need for proactive action to address rising levels of absence...
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Revealed | The most common reasons for a sick day in the UK
New research suggests the most common reason for a sick day isn't actually related...
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Generali UK Employee Benefits | Social prescribing and its role in back to work support
The UK government sees a strong place for social prescribing, also known as community...
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Beyond SSP | Workplace sickness is spiking, should your policies change as a result?
In the UK, workers are currently taking more sick days than at any point in the last...
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New ways of working | Does absence management need a rethink?
Kay Needle, early intervention and rehabilitation expert at Generali UK Employee...
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Illness out of control | National sickie day? HR should be concerned about the entire year
The first Monday of February has long been dubbed "national sickie day", a day when...
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Stay away | Third of Brits would prefer colleagues to avoid the office when they're sick
Almost one-third of people think colleagues with cold symptoms should recover at...
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Wellbeing threat | Is a 2024 burnout crisis inevitable?
As 2023 gives way to a brand-new year, many companies will be looking to put the...
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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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Tribunal | Employee wins £130,000 after manager left him out of WhatsApp group
A plumber has won £130,000 after being left out of a company WhatsApp group while...
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Therapy at work | Could your company benefit from the 'Simon Cowell effect'?
Therapy as part of your wellbeing offering - is it something you've ever...
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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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Remote vs in-office | With another COVID wave on the way, will we ditch offices once again?
A new COVID mutation is causing a stir within the scientific community, with some...
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'Would you judge me?' | Employee branded 'unprofessional' for fainting at work
After a medical episode at work, an employee claims their 'scary boss' scheduled...
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Threat to health | Disturbing research reveals staff 'can't afford' to take time off sick
If the past few years have taught us anything, it's that illness happens, and that...
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Employment tribunal | Worker battling cancer sacked for 'decreased productivity'
A UK worker has won over £30,000 in a discrimination tribunal case after her employer...
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Financial wellbeing | Employees returning to work too early after illness, due to cost of living pressures
As the cost of living crisis continues to take its toll on the economy and on health...
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Duty of care? | How to support employees with eating disorders
Between 1.25 and 3.4 million people in the UK are affected by an eating disorder....
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Wellbeing | Has Health & Safety gone mad yet?
The Health & Safety Executive (HSE) has issued its annual statistics and they make...
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Ill-thought-out | Some firms offer no health or wellbeing support to prevent staff sickness
Nearly one in five employers offer no health & wellbeing support to prevent ill health,...
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