Return to work

The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) is urging employers to review their absence management policies, processes and practices so that they also reflect the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on employee long-term absence.

has urged caution around people returning to workplaces.

Employers need to place greater onus on competencies linked to empathy and compassion when recruiting line managers so they can manage staff more effectively, according to a new report from Business in the Community (BITC).

The European Commission has said it will review and update EU rules on workplace safety in light of the Covid-19 pandemic to better reflect the fact that millions of people are now working from home.

The decision to make it compulsory for everyone working in care homes in England to be fully vaccinated from October has raised ethical and legal questions for other employers in the wider economy.

A recent case saw an employee claim unfair dismissal after he refused to return to work over safety concerns of his workplace and COVID-19.

As many workforces begin to transition back to the office, we spoke to commercial explosives and blasting specialist EPC-UK to find out how it responded to the pandemic.

As vaccines are rolled out and thoughts turn to going back to the workplace, how should OSH professionals use their influence to manage the difficulties to come?

Vaccines are being rolled out and workplaces starting to reopen. How should OSH professionals keep employees safe, and use their influence to manage the difficulties to come?

The roll-out of vaccines doesn’t make the return to the workplace any easier – it actually creates more headaches for employers.