http://www.xperthr.co.uk/strategyandpractice/news.aspx Latest HR and employment news from XpertHR. ©2013 - www.xperthr.co.uk http://www.xperthr.co.uk/app_themes/default/images/logo.gif http://www.xperthr.co.uk/strategyandpractice/news.aspx The table below summarises the latest pay settlements monitored by XpertHR. http://www.xperthr.co.uk/article/116088/pay-awards--10-may-2013.aspx Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT XpertHR xperthr/spempnews/article116088payawards10may2013aspx/payawards10may2013 People who experience needlestick injuries can suffer persistent and substantial psychiatric illness or depression, according to a recent study by the Society of Occupational Medicine. http://www.xperthr.co.uk/article/116032/needlestick-injuries-can-cause-long-term-psychological-illness.aspx Fri, 03 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Occupational Health xperthr/spempnews/article116032needlestickinjuriescancauselongtermpsychologicalillnessaspx/needlestickinjuriescancauselongtermpsychologicalillness Parliament should set minimum mandatory requirements for the location of defibrillators in public places such as train stations, shopping centres and schools, shadow health secretary Andy Burnham has suggested. http://www.xperthr.co.uk/article/116034/more-access-to-defibrillators-in-public-areas-needed.aspx Fri, 03 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Occupational Health xperthr/spempnews/article116034moreaccesstodefibrillatorsinpublicareasneededaspx/moreaccesstodefibrillatorsinpublicareasneeded The Government's proposed new Health and Work Assessment and Advisory Service (HWAAS) should prioritise improving the availability of and access to specialist vocational rehabilitation services for people with complex health problems, including cancer, thinktank The Work Foundation has said. http://www.xperthr.co.uk/article/116036/include-vocational-rehabilitation-in-new-health-and-work-service,-government-advised.aspx Fri, 03 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Occupational Health xperthr/spempnews/article116036includevocationalrehabilitationinnewhealthandworkservicegovernmentadvisedaspx/includevocationalrehabilitationinnewhealthandworkservicegovernmentadvised A well-thought-out health and wellbeing strategy can lower employee turnover, reduce sickness absence, and improve productivity and morale, according to healthcare provider and insurer Simplyhealth. http://www.xperthr.co.uk/article/116037/having-a-health-strategy-can-significantly-cut-absences.aspx Fri, 03 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Occupational Health xperthr/spempnews/article116037havingahealthstrategycansignificantlycutabsencesaspx/havingahealthstrategycansignificantlycutabsences Too few UK companies measure the impact of their workplace wellness strategies on business and employees, a report has argued. http://www.xperthr.co.uk/article/116038/report-finds-effects-of-wellbeing-strategies-are-not-being-measured.aspx Fri, 03 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Occupational Health xperthr/spempnews/article116038reportfindseffectsofwellbeingstrategiesarenotbeingmeasuredaspx/reportfindseffectsofwellbeingstrategiesarenotbeingmeasured The Government has indicated that employers may, in principle, be able to overrule a GP's advice in a fit note as to whether or not a person is potentially fit to return to work. http://www.xperthr.co.uk/article/116039/government-tells-employers-they-can-overrule-gp-fit-notes.aspx Fri, 03 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Occupational Health xperthr/spempnews/article116039governmenttellsemployerstheycanoverrulegpfitnotesaspx/governmenttellsemployerstheycanoverrulegpfitnotes Nearly three-quarters of employers believe organisations that encourage their drivers to take regular eye examinations should benefit from lower insurance premiums. http://www.xperthr.co.uk/article/116041/companies-that-test-vision-should-get-lower-insurance,-survey-finds.aspx Fri, 03 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Occupational Health xperthr/spempnews/article116041companiesthattestvisionshouldgetlowerinsurancesurveyfindsaspx/companiesthattestvisionshouldgetlowerinsurancesurveyfinds The use of pre-employment health screening is still "relatively commonplace", despite restrictions on the use of such questioning since the Equality Act 2010, according to research conducted by the Equality and Human Rights Commission. http://www.xperthr.co.uk/article/116042/study-finds-pre-employment-screening-still-in-regular-use.aspx Fri, 03 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Occupational Health xperthr/spempnews/article116042studyfindspreemploymentscreeningstillinregularuseaspx/studyfindspreemploymentscreeningstillinregularuse Advances in science, engineering and medicine over the next 10 years could fundamentally change the nature of employment, allowing people to work into old age or hastening their return to work after illness, a report by the Royal Society has found. http://www.xperthr.co.uk/article/116029/nature-of-employment-to-change-hugely-over-next-10-years.aspx Fri, 03 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Occupational Health xperthr/spempnews/article116029natureofemploymenttochangehugelyovernext10yearsaspx/natureofemploymenttochangehugelyovernext10years Too many NHS trusts in England are failing to implement the recommendations of 2009's Boorman review, which means they are failing to reduce staff sickness absence and are less able to release funds that could be used to improve patient care, the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy has found. http://www.xperthr.co.uk/article/116030/nhs-is-failing-to-implement-boorman-recommendations.aspx Fri, 03 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Occupational Health xperthr/spempnews/article116030nhsisfailingtoimplementboormanrecommendationsaspx/nhsisfailingtoimplementboormanrecommendations Nearly one construction site in five visited by Health and Safety Executive (HSE) inspectors in a month-long initiative was subject to enforcement action after failing safety checks. http://www.xperthr.co.uk/article/116031/one-construction-site-in-five-fails-hse-checks.aspx Fri, 03 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Occupational Health xperthr/spempnews/article116031oneconstructionsiteinfivefailshsechecksaspx/oneconstructionsiteinfivefailshsechecks The table below summarises the latest pay awards monitored by the XpertHR pay databank. For each pay award the entry shows the name and size of the review group, the effective date and length of the review, together with brief details of the main changes. http://www.xperthr.co.uk/article/116023/pay-review-update--26-april-2013.aspx Fri, 26 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT XpertHR xperthr/spempnews/article116023payreviewupdate26april2013aspx/payreviewupdate26april2013 The table below summarises the latest pay awards monitored by the XpertHR pay databank. For each pay award the entry shows the name and size of the review group, the effective date and length of the review, together with brief details of the main changes. http://www.xperthr.co.uk/article/115871/pay-review-update--12-april-2013.aspx Fri, 12 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT XpertHR xperthr/spempnews/article115871payreviewupdate12april2013aspx/payreviewupdate12april2013 New research on standards of care of occupational contact dermatitis has been published for OH practitioners and healthcare professionals. http://www.xperthr.co.uk/article/115843/new-research-on-occupational-contact-dermatitis-published.aspx Fri, 12 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Occupational Health xperthr/spempnews/article115843newresearchonoccupationalcontactdermatitispublishedaspx/newresearchonoccupationalcontactdermatitispublished