Today, on the first day back at work for many after the Christmas break, the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) is calling for more support to help those people returning to...
Fewer than half of the days lost due to sickness absence in the UK are legitimate, new research reveals.
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Proposals to introduce fit notes in place of the current sick notes system have been the subject of intense debate among HR professionals, the medical world and businesses throughout the UK. Plans...
The likelihood companies will suffer from absences through ill-health has nearly doubled in the past three months, due to infections from swine flu and other colds and viruses, research has found.
EXCLUSIVE: Nearly three quarters (73%) of companies do not comply with VDU regulations because they only fund either eye tests or the cost of any glasses required, but not both, as they should.
More than a third of all sick leave is taken on a Monday, according to research by Mercer.
NICE - the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence - will today launch new guidance for employers about how to improve mental wellbeing promotion.
Today, the average Brit is burning fewer calories yet consuming more. Two thirds of the UK's adult population is overweight, a quarter is obese and all the signs are that the situation is getting...
East Sussex County Council has implemented a new absence management service for 3,000 employees.
Employee Assistance Programmes (EAPs) are being used to support stressed staff during the recession, according to new figures from health and wellbeing provider FirstAssist Services.
Plans to abolish the sick note in favour of a 'well note' could force sick and injured people back to work before they are well enough, according to legal experts.
