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Occupational health: an unnecessary expense?
No scientific equations, no secret formula, no complicated spreadsheets. The occupational health sum is a simple one - absence is a huge financial drain on business; making the investment in occupational health services can significantly reduce the level of absence and, therefore, the cost to business.
Sounds simple doesn't it? Yet a large proportion of businesses have not been persuaded to seek occupational health support to date. Why? Well, perhaps because many people don't understand the full capabilities of occupational health and, therefore, what the benefits to business can be.
This issue we take a closer look at the simple facts and figures that prove the business case for investing in occupational health. We also investigate the types of service that are available to employers, above and beyond the more traditional risk management offering, and find out how one company with a strong reputation for its occupational health provision - Royal Mail - has reaped the rewards of its investment.
In this issue...
Legal calendar
Check that you are ready for changes to legislation coming into force in April and May.
Forum
Thoughts and opinions from Workplace Law Network members on a hot topic.
Occupational health - a lesson in numbers
'Our workforce is our most precious resource', so why do so many businessess still not invest in occupational health? The business case for investing all comes down to simple maths. On average, each of your employees costs you over £500 a year because of sickness absence. Using an occupational health service can cut a company's sickness absence in half.
Occupational health under the microscope
Take a close look at what occupational health has to offer: it covers a multitude of issues, from health surveillance to stress management. Caroline Merz looks at some of the services available, and asks what benefits they may bring.
Desks and drums and rock 'n' roll
Justin Miller of B2 considers the HSE's latest Backs campaign, and the information it should have, but didn't, contain.
Feeling first class
Any business that is essentially manual in nature is going to come with its fair share of occupational health concerns. When you take a business like the Royal Mail - one of the largest and most sophisticated distribution enterprises in the world - then the challenge to provide your workforce with suitable occupational health services becomes, to put it mildly, significant. Nick Jordan reports.
Doctors' notes - useless or useful?
Employers express their opinions on the subject of doctors' notes - considering just how useful they are, and whether the system needs revising.
Case law
Legal experts offer their advice to employers on the implications of recent case law.
Technical guidance
The Work and Families Act 2006 explained; DSE - why employers are still not complying; and New penalties for drivers using mobiles - issues for employers.
Clinic
How do you write an influenza pandemic business continuity plan?
Analysis
Are employers tackling work-related stress?
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