April 27 2008 - Acas Offers Advice On Health, Work And Wellbeing
September 25 2007 - Musculoskeletal
disorders (MSDs), a group of over 200 conditions including arthritis, back pain and damage to joints, muscles and
tendons are by far the most prevalent cause of work-related illness in the UK affecting twice as many people as
stress.
September 24 2007 - A new Merseyside study has found
that more certified intermediate sick leave (6-28 weeks) is given by male GPs to male patients compared to that given
by female GPs to female patients.
September 17 2007 - Two fifths of UK employers consider alcohol misuse to be a significant
cause of absenteeism and lost productivity according to new research and a third also believe that drug misuse has similarly negative consequences.
January 18 2007 - Effective workplace trauma management can help reduce absence and improve health among employees.
October 15 2006 - A Dundee study shows significant improvements in bar workers' lung function and
a reduction in reported respiratory symptoms within the first few months of the ban on smoking in confined public places in
Scotland.
September 6 2006 - New research from AXA Insurance has revealed that as many as one in ten people have
sustained an injury in the workplace in the past five years.
17 October 2005 - TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber welcomed a report from the
the Crime and Society Foundation which concludes that unions are key to tackling the UK's poor
health and safety record.
January 8 2004 - People who receive e-mails written in a threatening
manner or sent by a higher status colleague, experience higher blood pressure than those
receiving e-mails of a non-threatening nature or from an equal status colleague. Researchers have concluded that it is counter-effective for managers to write aggressive e-mails as it increases negativity in staff.
January 8 2004 - What makes people angry at work and what they do about it?
July 1 2003 - A study released earlier this year shows that stress is still regarded as a taboo subject in today's workplace. Despite the huge costs and high risks associated with work-related stress, many working environments are still chiefly characterised by high pressure and heavy workloads. Moreover, susceptibility to stress is very much considered to be a weakness that employees cannot afford to highlight without fear of repercussions.
January 3 2002 -
Do stress measurement questionnaires really measure stress in a reliable and valid way?
Do they actually provide the information that organisations need to tackle workplace stress?
