Navigating sick pay during COVID-19

Following the news that Emanuel Gomes, a cleaner at the Ministry of Justice (MoJ), passed away from COVID-19 earlier this month, several questions have arisen as to whether enough is being done to...

Four in ten employee helpline calls relate to mental health

Almost half (41%) of all calls made by employees to their organisation’s employee assistance programme (EAP) are for mental health concerns, new figures show.

Employers should introduce 'four days on, ten days off' rota to avoid virus spread

Employers should introduce a 'four days on, ten days off' work rota to limit contact between staff and prevent the virus from spreading as the population returns to work.

HR community helps set up fast-track careworker scheme in London

A new scheme has been set up with the help of the HR community in just two weeks to recruit, train and deploy care workers into London’s boroughs to help tackle the impacts of coronavirus.

REC calls for equal PPE and testing for temporary health and care staff

The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) has urged the government to provide temporary and locum staff working in the NHS and the care sector with equal access to PPE and coronavirus testing...

Healthcare workers likely to leave the profession after COVID-19 pandemic is over

One in UK five health professionals said COVID-19 has made them more likely to leave the profession.

Employee health already decreasing due to remote working

Workers are already suffering from health issues due to the switch to remote working, according to an Institute for Employment Studies (IES) interim survey

Breaking the menopause stigma

As International Women's Day approaches it's time to tackle various 'taboos' including the menopause

Statutory Sick Pay now a temporary day-one right due to Coronavirus

Prime minister Boris Johnson has announced that Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) will begin on the first day of absence rather than the fourth

Government tax rules mean employers cut private health cover

A tax on health insurance that caused employers to ‘push’ thousands of private patients back onto the NHS is reportedly costing taxpayers more than £1 billion a decade in additional resources

Male anxiety in the workplace must be addressed

2.8 million working days were lost because of work-related stress, anxiety and depression in 2018-19, official data has shown. But this problem isn't confined to women

Supporting global staff in AIDS risk areas

There are many parts of the world where HIV/AIDS is rife, including those that are popular places to develop business