The issue of mental ill health is still being swept under the carpet in most workplaces, with less than half of employees saying they would feel confident to disclose a mental health problem to their...
The introduction of the ‘fit note’ to replace the ‘sick note’ has provided the nudge needed for managers to open up important conversations with their staff and discuss the best way to help get...
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), the UK’s national school of public health, has launched a strategy to replace its personnel and payroll system.
Far from winding down during the festive period, HR staff are suffering from increased stress levels due to work place absence, according to a report published this morning by Bupa.
Yesterday’s public sector strikes, including two million members of staff, look set to cost the economy £500 million – and if further strikes are called there will be a ‘backlash’ according to legal...
Speaking this afternoon chancellor George Osborne said the Government was still consulting on the merging of administration of national insurance and income tax administration.
HM Revenue & Customs has called for 1,300 more employers are wanted to join the Real Time Information (RTI) pilot in July 2012.
A new body, independent from the opinions of general practitioners and employers, could make decisions as to whether employees claiming sickness benefit are fit to work, according to drafts of the...
A recent report for Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles suggested that increasing the number of public-sector workers on “flexi-time”, or working from home, could save the Treasury £15 billion a...
The Church of England is poised to launch a new HR and payroll system.
The Government has been urged to introduce a small employer's relief for the recovery of statutory sick pay (SSP), as figures from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) show sickness absence costs...
A new independent research report from ZZA Responsive User Environments has scotched the myth that flexible working means home-working.
