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Dr Andrew Jones: Top five ways to have a healthy workforce this January
2014 is set to be brighter than the last few years – optimism is high within the UK workforce, as the economy appears to be on the up. As research has found, ill health is estimated to cost the UK...
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Joe Levenson: We need to talk about dying: bereavement support in the workplace
Every minute someone in the UK dies, and almost half of us report having been bereaved in the last five years. Yet society’s response, including in the workplace, often falls short – making it even...
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Niall Burns: Stalking in the workplace
In an age where people’s personal details are readily accessible by others, it has become increasingly easy for would-be stalkers to access personal information and use it to target individuals. In...
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Dr. Andrew Jones: The most common pain complaints raised by office workers
Recent research conducted by Nuffield Health found that half of us are in moderate to severe pain at least once a week – importantly, for three quarters of adults in the UK, it affects their ability...
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Kate Nowlan: How to deal with critical incidents
When was the last time that planning or preparing for critical incidents reached the top of your to do list? Is it something you’ve ever even given any consideration to? Or is it something that only...
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Martyn Anwyl: Tackling domestic violence: is it part of your wellness programme?
Asking an organisation to consider focussing on building greater awareness about domestic violence (DV) as well as its prevention, as one area of their health and wellness programme, often raises...
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Sabelline Chicot: Cutting the cuts – Five clever ways to reduce injury rates...
In many organisations, health and safety responsibilities are placed in the hands of HR departments. Although human resources professionals are not expected to be health and safety specialists, they...
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Rhian Brace: Drugs at work
When it comes to policy and regulation, it is fair to say most employers do their best to reflect within their own strategy what is happening in society at large. How much the professional world...
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Lauren Booker: Dealing with alcohol misuse at work
Deaths from alcohol-related liver disease are increasing at a time when death rates from all other chronic conditions are falling. This statement, taken from the evidence-based alcohol strategy for...
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Liz Copeland: HR needs to be ready to help those going through separation and...
According the Office for National Statistics there were 13 divorces an hour in England and Wales in 2012. This means that in any organisation there could be someone struggling with the crisis...
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