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Tackling Work Related Stress Aug 07
Work related stress is the biggest cause of working days lost through occupational injury and ill health and in recent years there have been a growing number of stress related compensation claims brought against employers. HSE guidelines state that companies are required to assess the risk of stress related ill health arising from work related activities and to take measures to control the identified risk. Despite this many companies are failing to tackle stress in the workplace.
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E Smart Money Nov/Dec Edition
The new edition of Beckett e smart money is now available, please take a look at the contents and follow the link to download your copy.
The real cost of private medical procedures
A survey by Standard Life Healthcare shows that while two in three people would consider going private, most of them have the wrong idea about how much treatment costs.
More change ahead for Pensions in 2012.
If you have not already heard, there are some more radical pension reforms on the way in April 2012. It may seem like a long way off but you need to plan for this change well ahead of time! These changes could have an impact on your existing pension arrangements.
Preventing flu in the workplace
Minor illnesses such as flu are one of the main reasons for short-term sickness among employees in the UK. Around 172 million working days were lost in sick days last year - at a cost of 13.2 billion to the economy - so implementing a flu vaccination programme this winter makes sound commercial sense.
Onus falls on employers to prevent illegal working
The Immigration Asylum and Nationality Act of 2006, which came into force on the 29 February 2008 places employers under threat of substantial fines and even imprisonment if they are found guilty of employing an illegal worker.
E Smart Money Sept/Oct Edition
The new edition of Beckett e smart money is now available, please take a look at the contents and follow the link to download your copy.
Topping Up
Should NHS patients be able to self-pay for additional treatments to top up their NHS care with additional private treatment? Several high-profile cases where patients have wanted to top up their NHS treatment, but have been refused, have attracted significant media attention and stimulated much debate.
Disappearing Dentistry
The hot topic of falling NHS dental statistics has hit the news again with headlines of Dental System 'Failing Patients' (Sky News) and Abscess rise 'amid dental crisis' (BBC News) to name a few.
E Smart Money Jul/Aug Edition
The new edition of Beckett e smart money is now available, please take a look at the contents and follow the link to download your copy.
Welfare Reform Act - May 08
On the 3rd May 2007 the Welfare Reform Act was given Royal Assent. One of the main areas of change in the Welfare Reform Act is the overhaul of Incapacity Benefits. The aim of the act is not to just help and support long-term absentees back into work but also to stamp out the perception of benefits as an alternative to working for a living.
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