Occupational Health Assessment Limited continues making the news in the HR & wellbeing space. In the first quarter of 2026 we generated so much coverage that we have had to break our quarterly summary into two!
Below is the first of our two collections of topical news coverage. The second will be published next week:
Top tips for buying occupational health advice
Sourcing professional occupational health support can sometimes seem complicated. Magnus Kauders, Managing Director, Occupational Health Assessment Limited, provides 10 top tips for HR professionals seeking to make an informed decision on occupational health services. This article is available via the HR & Benefits website.
The impact of Salary Sacrifice changes
Occupational Health Assessment Limited’s December webinar focussed on the announced Budget limitation to pension salary sacrifice. The webinar included delegate voting and our findings were featured in the industry leading Corporate Adviser Magazine just before Christmas.
The loneliness of the long-distance worker?
Steve Herbert’s long-running monthly column for the Employer News website looks at a recent survey around employee wellbeing and loneliness, and wonders what more employers can do to support their remote workers.
£177k award for disability discrimination
A college lecturer has been awarded over £177,000 after her employer, Mid Kent College, was found to have discriminated against her on the grounds of disability, failure to make reasonable adjustments and harassment. Occupational Health Assessment Limited’s Managing Director, Magnus Kauders, looks into this important decision.
Podcast – National Minimum Pay “Caravan ahead of the car?”
The legally enforceable rates of National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage increase once again in April 2026. This “Unboxed” podcast episode is hosted by our Brand Ambassador, Steve Herbert, and includes expert comment from Tim Kellett of pay and benefits benchmarking experts Paydata and Ian Hodson, Director of People & Culture at employer Housing21. The podcast is available via the HR & Benefits website or Spotify.
Government cuts health benefits in return-to-work push
The health element of Universal Credit is to be halved for new claimants alongside greater support to help candidates return to work. Occupational Health Assessment Limited’s Brand Ambassador, Steve Herbert, commented on this important development for the CIPD’s People Management Magazine.
The importance of reasonable adjustments
The Occupational Health Assessment Limited team explore why HR professionals should always aim to deliver any recommended reasonable adjustments. This useful and important article is available via the HR & Benefits website.
“Almost all” employers support duty of care reviews
Occupational Health Assessment Limited’s Magnus Kauders comments on our March webinar research findings around employees based overseas and the increased risks associated with conflict and military action. Full coverage of our release is available via the Business in the News website.
Labour Market Outlook
The CIPD’s Labour Market Outlook makes for grim reading. This article on the Occupational Health Assessment Limited website unpicks the challenges for employers and employment from the start of the 2026/27 tax year to the end of the decade.
HR in a more dangerous world
Global conflicts are on the rise and many UK HR teams are also responsible for employees based overseas. In this article for HR & Benefits magazine our own Steve Herbert looks at the increased risks and unpredictability of military action and wars and suggests some suitable responses for Human Resources professionals tasked with the wellbeing of those outside the UK.
£32k award for chronic migraines
Magnus Kauders looks at the key lessons for HR experts arising from an Employment Tribunal decision that Medway NHS Foundation Trust unlawfully discriminated against a trainee clinical coder because of disability and failed to make reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act 2010.
Part 2 of our press coverage summary will be published next week.
About Occupational Health Assessment Ltd
Occupational Health Assessment Ltd is an SEQOHS Accredited and Certified B-Corp nationwide occupational health provider.
We provide rapid access to expert occupational health support for businesses right across the United Kingdom. Appointments are available nationwide within two days.
With a unique occupational health assessment service, night worker health assessments, fitness certifications and access to clinics in Belfast, Birmingham, Bradford, Brighton, Bristol, Cardiff, Coventry, Derby, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Hull, Leeds, Leicester, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Newcastle, Northampton, Nottingham, Plymouth, Portsmouth, Reading, Sheffield, Southampton, Stoke, Surrey and more, the business provides high quality, expert medical advice.
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