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 Response to the government’s rejection of menopause leave

Friday 3rd March 2023
Bullying
In my last article ‘The Forgotten Risk’, I discussed the potential consequences of not recognising menopause as part of the risk assessment process, highlighting that while pregnancy was covered as specific risk in legislation, menopause currently is not.
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 The impact of burnout

Thursday 2nd March 2023
Stress
Wellbeing
Burnout, moral injury and moral distress are bubbling up in the workplace. But how are these concepts connected?
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 Menopause in the workplace

Thursday 2nd March 2023
Jane Hartman-Jemmett CFIOSH argues that there’s a blind spot around menopause in the workplace.
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 Detrimental to health

Thursday 9th February 2023
Employees are often under pressure go to ‘over and above’ their normal working hours, but could businesses be doing themselves harm by expecting staff to work long hours? OSH content developer Ryan Exley says it’s time for a rethink
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 Government rejects Menopause and the workplace report’s main recommendations

Tuesday 31st January 2023
The UK government has rejected the Women and Equalities Committee’s recommendations to pilot a workplace menopause leave policy in England and to consult on making menopause a protected characteristic.
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 International SOS report highlights effective crisis management to respond to 2023 risks

Monday 16th January 2023
Mental health
Organisations should provide their crisis management teams with the correct level of training, investment and support so they can respond effectively to the major global risks facing the world in 2023.
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 Workplace bullying of immigrants working in Sweden

Wednesday 4th January 2023
Bullying
The International Journal of Human Resource Management
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 Business warns of risk of two-tier workplaces

Wednesday 4th January 2023
A new report from Business in the Community (BITC), a British business-community outreach charity, warns about the risk of creating a two-tier workforce after it was found that employees whose mental health and wellbeing would benefit the most from having a say in how they work are the least likely to achieve a good work/life balance.
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 Work-related ill health and non-fatal injuries rise

Mental health
Stress
Work-related ill-health and non-fatal injuries have risen, according to the Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE) latest annual health and safety at work statistics for Great Britain, published last week
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 Majority of workers accept alcohol and drug testing, survey finds

Tuesday 15th November 2022
Drugs and alcohol
Most workers would comply with a corporate alcohol and drug testing policy, according to the findings of a survey that informs the Dräger UK Safety at Work Report 2022.
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