News and Prosecutions
Manufacturing sick days down for third year running
2 July 2010
Sickness absence among manufacturing employees fell for the third year in a row in 2009, according to the latest annual absence survey from the manufacturers’ organisation EEF and financial protection…
One-in-three back pain sufferers blames work
18 June 2010
More than a third of sufferers from back pain (36%) say their work environment is the chief contributing factor to the condition, according to a survey for back support specialist…
Sickness absence falls to record low
9 June 2010
Sickness absence rates in UK workplaces last year fell to their lowest levels for over two decades, according to the latest workplace health and absence survey from the Confederation of…
Recession takes its toll on mental health
18 May 2010
Work pressures linked to the economic downturn have caused a significant rise in workplace stress and anxiety, according to a survey by mental health charity Mind.
DWP issues fitnote facts for employers
22 February 2010
The government has published guidance for employers and GPs on the new fitnote that will take over from the traditional MED3 sicknote from 6 April 2010.
Articles
Computer beats virus
11 August 2009
Dave Merchant explains how to harness your IT to minimise the flu virus' spread and maintain business continuity.
Using 'body mapping' to flag workers' ill health
9 November 2007
The technique of 'body mapping' was developed in the 1970s at Nottingham University to encourage workers to report ill-health symptoms. The employee-centred approach aids locating workplace health hazards and flagging…
Lancashire Constabulary's slash of accident and absence rates
1 October 2006
Earlier this year, Lancashire Constabulary won the Improving Working Lives award, for an overhaul of its approach to health, safety and attendance that cut sickness absence rates by 17% in…
An employer's use of a stress risk audit to cut absence
1 July 2006
In the last of our series, Sara Bean talks to an employer who is walking the stress risk audit talk and has cut sickness absence by a percentage point.
Five steps debate
Duncan Spencer's recent article in HSW questioning the utility of the HSE's five steps to risk assessment method has prompted a discussion between Spencer and consultant John Anderson.
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