After many years of negative headlines, research by Occupational Health Assessment Limited suggests that Human Resources (HR) experts are finally starting to see some genuine value from the Fit Note system in supporting absence management procedures. The survey of 160 employers representing more than 600,000 employees was undertaken in March and found that more than […]
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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:
Keep Britain Working review The Keep Britain Working report sets out a stark warning: the UK is in the grip of an “economic inactivity crisis” driven heavily by ill-health and disability. Over one in five working-age adults are now out of work and not looking at returning, a rate markedly higher than key comparators. Employers
Our late summer press cuttings Occupational Health Assessment Ltd (OHA) are the UK’s only Certified B-Corp occupational health provider. We are also a leading voice in topical HR and employment conversations. Below is a selection of our late summer press cuttings and commentary on a wide range of issues. 10 top tips for buying occupational
The population pyramid The demographics of the UK working population are in flux. Indeed, the workforce is changing shape. On a physical level the UK population has grown heavier in recent years. This increases the risk of health issues for the individual citizen and by extension increased problems for the National Health Service (NHS). But
Occupational Health Assessment Ltd (OHA) are the UK’s only Certified B-Corp occupational health provider. We are also a leading voice in a wide range of topical HR and employment conversations. Below is a selection of our August press coverage as some summer reading for our followers. HR leaders call for new wellbeing tax break Research
Employers call for a new universal wellbeing tax break to be announced in the autumn Budget statement to support NHS reforms, reduce absenteeism and help boost economic growth. A survey of employers representing more than 88,000 workers suggests that the government should consider a new tax break aimed at supporting workforce wellbeing. Occupational Health Assessment
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One of the stated aims of the Labour government is to reform and improve the services provided by the National Health Service (NHS). Work towards this ambition began with Lord Darzi’s report last year, and this month the government has published some ambitious plans. The key focus is to move the NHS from combatting sickness
Last week the CIPD published the 2025 Good Work Index. The theme of this year’s report is the health of the UK workforce, a subject also under scrutiny in the government’s Keep Britain Working review published in March. What new data and insights are provided for employers in these two reports on the health of
It was five years ago this week that “non-essential” UK shops reopened after the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. In this article we will look again at the Covid risk and how employers can improve workplace control of infectious diseases. Much has happened in the half-decade since the start of the pandemic, and Covid