COVID-19

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.

Covid disruption, wide scale furloughing of workers and a 10% reduction in weekly hours worked has been accompanied by a 28% year-on-year increase in the number of work-related fatal accidents, according to Great Britain’s annual fatality statistics.

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.

Mary Ogungbeje, research manager at IOSH, on widespread presenteeism among home-workers eager to prove their productivity.

Australia was among only four countries whose early COVID fiscal policy responses topped the accountability rankings, after being assessed as ‘adequate’ in a global study comparing 120 countries.

While vaccinations are going some way to control the spread of COVID-19, those who have had the disease – and who continue to feel its effects – need special consideration.

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.

While it seems the worst of the pandemic is thankfully behind us, the looming shadow of Covid19 continues to challenge employers.