CIPD report indicates absence rates continue to rise The 2010s witnessed a decline in employee absence rates. Yet the current decade has seen sharp increases, and a report this week by the CIPD has confirmed that employee absence rates continue to rise following the Covid pandemic years. The findings The CIPD Health and Wellbeing at […]
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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Most employers and their HR teams will recognise the business need to keep their workforce fit, healthy and (importantly) at work. For only if the employee is able to undertake work will productivity and outcomes be delivered. One low-cost way of delivering this outcome is providing some generic step count advice to the workforce. But
Occupational Health Assessment Ltd’s recent coverage and insights… Occupational Health Assessment Ltd (OHA Ltd) are the UKs only Certified B-Corp occupational health provider. This unique status makes us a leading voice in topical conversations relating to workforce wellbeing, Human Resources (HR) issues, employee benefits and (of course) occupational health assessments. Below is a brief summary
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employer awareness of stress risk assessment requirements is worryingly low.
Employer awareness of stress risk assessment requirements is worryingly low Read More »
Human Resources (HR) departments are usually also the driving force behind most employee wellbeing initiatives. Workforce wellbeing is of course vital to ensure that employees remain fit, healthy and (importantly) at work. Yet employee wellbeing is a complex animal and encompasses physical, mental, and financial health. The wellbeing triangle This “wellbeing triangle” is very challenging for
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You only need cast your mind back three years to remember the recent peaks of the cost-of-living crisis here in the UK. That pinch point in household and business finances followed three seismic events for Britain. Those events were the Brexit referendum (and eventual departure from the EU), the Covid-19 pandemic (and associated lockdowns) and