More employees are taking long-term sick leave due to a jump in stress, anxiety and depression, the EEF has found.
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One in ten manufacturing sites has witnessed workforce bullying over the past year, WM's People & Productivity report has revealed.
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Manufacturers face a day of disruption as public sector strikes force many parents off work to look after children.
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Sickness absence is continuing on a downward trend among UK employees, according to a major survey of sickness absence released today (4 May) by EEF, the manufacturers' organisation, and health insurance provider Westfield Health.
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Nampak Plastics Europe, a manufacturer of high density polyethylene bottles for the food and drink industry, has been selected as the overall winner of The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) People Management Awards 2010.
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Coaching schemes must be rigorously evaluated to show their impact on staff performance or they could be scrapped by recession-hit businesses, the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has warned.
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EEF’s Managing Sickness Absence Toolkit.has been named “Overall Winner” in the Occupational Health Awards 2007.
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Over 25% of employees admit to calling in sick to enjoy an extra day’s holiday, according to a survey by Kronos. And watching TV, staying in bed or heading to the shops are how people spend their time on ‘sickie’ days.
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From ‘sick note’ to ‘fit note’ – the country’s leading expert on workplace health is urging GPs and employers to work together in a new partnership to keep Britain working.
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Sickness absence rates have increased for the first time in two years, but employers are responding by implementing well-being strategies says the CIPD.
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A new vocational rehabilitation task group has been set up to help ill or injured people stay in or return to work.
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Workers took an average of seven days each off sick in 2006, losing 175 million working days and costing the economy £13.4bn.
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Sickness absence costs the UK economy over £12 billion a year and can have a huge impact on business performance. EEF, the manufacturers’ organisation is launching a national campaign in partnership with AXA aimed at educating managers on how to handle the management of absent employees.
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With businesses experiencing a rise in absence as the ‘sick’ season takes hold, employers are being urged to prepare for sickness absence to avoid detrimental shortages or staff fall outs.
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