National Stress Awareness Day
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has announced the start of a publicity drive to raise employers' awareness of the need to tackle work-related stress. The announcement coincided with this year's National Stress Awareness Day, which is being run by the International Stress Management Association (ISMA), in collaboration with partners the Mental Health Foundation, the […]
Training and absenteeism
Looking to work with first line supervisers to help them deal with high levels of workplace absenteeism in a manufacturing environment. Any thoughts?Geoff Avis
Government accused of “Words but no Action” on stress law
The government's workplace safety watchdog stands accused of a "fainthearted" response to occupational stress. The Health and Safety Commission has opted for a National Stress Awareness Day PR stunt, ignoring overwhelming support for the introduction of a new stress law to protect workers from the UK's top workplace hazard, according to the TUC backed 'Hazards' […]
GPs set to give more help on health at work
GPs, practice nurses and practice managers are to be given more support to treat and advise patients about health at work and occupational health in general. The new package was launched at the Royal College of General Practitioners on Monday. This Distance Learning Programme is designed to give those in general practice a better understanding […]
TUC welcomes move to involve safety reps.
News that the Head of the Health and Safety Commission Bill Callaghan will be arranging the piloting of the use of Worker's Safety Reps was welcomed by the TUC today. A TUC spokesperson told HR Zone today, "We welcome the recognition that representatives backed by the trade union movement help to improve safety standards. British […]
Worker Safety Rep pilot scheme launched by Health and Safety Chief
Today Health and Safety Chair Bill Callaghan announced plans to run a workers’ safety adviser pilot scheme. Speaking at the Involvement and Participation Association’s annual conference in Grantham, Mr Callaghan said: “I am pleased to announce that the HSC is now committed to running a pilot scheme which will involve the training and deployment of […]
Backcare week and European Health and Safety Week
At an annual cost of £3.8 billion to the British economy and with 16 million sufferers in the UK, back strain is an industrial injury businesses. To highlight the growing problem, next week in European Week for Safety and Health (16 – 22 October), the TUC, BackCare and the Forum of Private Business are launching […]
Job stress and mental illness
A report from the Telegraph tells how a survey by mental health charity MIND reveals that people believe that job problems and occupational stress are more likely to cause mental illness than marriage breakdowns, bereavement or lonliness. The MIND survey is published today to mark World Mental Health Day on 10th October. 1,500 people were […]
HR Zone Newswire # 1 – Special launch issue, feature interview
100 newswires ago, this is how HR Briefing started! ================================================================== HR Zone Newswire – Issue 16 July 2000http://wwww.hrzone.co.uk ================================================================== This is the launch issue of the new HR Zone Newswire. HR Zonecomplements the existing TrainingZONE website and focuses onemployment, legislation, personnel and human resource issues.http://www.hrzone.co.uk This first issue is sponsored by PrimeLearning.com – a leadingprovider […]
