Health and Safety Executive

Category: Sickness absence

National Mens Health Week 2008

Friday, January 25, 2008

9 -15 June, HSE supports this year’s theme, focusing on men’s health in the workplace. The aim is to improve the

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Better Backs 2008 - Free event

Wednesday, January 23, 2008

A free health and awareness event, 26 February Staff House, Hull university, Hull. covering topics such as

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Reducing absence in the public sector conference

Friday, January 4, 2008

Central London, 25 February 2008. Provides a comprehensive update on policy and best practice in absence

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Workplace stress costs Great Britain in excess of £530 million

Monday, November 12, 2007

Statistics released last week by the HSC show a dramatic increase in the number of workers suffering from work

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Occupational health standards in the construction industry

Tuesday, October 30, 2007

HSE estimates that two million people within the UK currently suffer from an illness caused by, or made worse

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Health workplace solutions workshops follow up work

Thursday, October 11, 2007

This SIM primarily informs FOD inspectors and HSAOs about follow up work to the Healthy Workplace

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Food industry case studies

Friday, September 28, 2007

New information and case studies are now available on managing sickness absence in the food

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Managing sickness absence in the police

Tuesday, September 18, 2007

The Home Office and HSE are working together to reduce the number of working days lost

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Reducing sickness absence in the public sector

Friday, June 29, 2007

Focussing on initiatives that work, the conference provides a comprehensive and current update on

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Nurses working together

Friday, April 27, 2007

The Director of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) in Scotland, Stewart Campbell, has highlighted to nurses the

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Sickness absence recording in NHS trusts

Tuesday, February 20, 2007

In the year 2005, sickness absence rates in the NHS ranged between 2.5-6.0% with

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Healthy workplace solutions workshop

Tuesday, February 13, 2007

Government ministers agree that reducing sickness absence and improving staff health is

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Dermatitis and hairdressers workshops

Thursday, January 25, 2007

Workshop are being held for people working in the hairdressing industry.

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Don’t mix it!

Thursday, January 4, 2007

A guide for employers on alcohol at work. This guides will help small and medium-sized businesses deal

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Chronic fatigue syndrome

Thursday, December 14, 2006

The NHS Plus website has published new guidance for employers and employees on chronic fatigue

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Triggers for non-specific symptoms

Monday, December 11, 2006

Non-Specific Symptoms (NSS) are symptoms that are not related to any given disease and include fatigue,

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The well managed organisation

Thursday, November 23, 2006

In the review of “Managing Sickness Absence in the Public Sector” the Ministerial Task Force for Health

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Absence management toolkit for line managers

Tuesday, November 21, 2006

The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), working with HSE and Acas, have launched

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Working days lost down by a quarter

Thursday, November 2, 2006

Statistics published today by the Health and Safety Commission (HSC) reveal that the

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Better Backs campaign - reducing workplace back injuries

Monday, October 9, 2006

This years Better Backs campaign started today. Building on the success of last year, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) in partnership

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