Tag Archives: Occupational Health
Ending the “sick-note culture”
The Prime Minister gave a speech on Friday proposing to tackle our “sick note culture”. Probably the most significant proposals made were to do with the wider issue of benefits for those were economically inactive because of long-term ill-health. Those … Continue reading
Posted in absence management
Tagged business, employer, employment-law, fit notes, health, news, Occupational Health, sick notes
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Will the new Health and Work Service help or hinder business?
The idea behind the new Health and Work Service is that it will save employers money by helping sick employees get back to work. The truth, as ever, is rather more complicated than that. The new service is reported by … Continue reading
Posted in Sick pay, Unfair Dismissal
Tagged burdens on business, Health and Work Service, Occupational Health, OH, Unfair Dismissal
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