Return to work (RTW) interviews have proven to be an effective absence management tool. However, some managers still struggle to undertake effective interviews or even find the time to carry them out.
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How to: Prevent & ease musculoskeletal disorders in the work place
Honeydew Health has devised a simple 3 step plan to help prevent you understand and prevent the causes of Musculoskeletal Disorders.
What causes Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs)?
Musculoskeletal disorders are caused by the affect of stress placed on your joints, muscles, nerves, tendons, ligaments, cartilage and spinal disks. Continue reading
Government takes a stance to prevent long term illness
Last week the Government officially published their response to Black and Frosts’ 2011 review of sickness absence in the UK..
The biggest change to be made as a result of the review of sickness absence, is the introduction of the Long Term Absence scheme which offers free Occupational Health (OH) assessments to employees that have been signed off work for 4 weeks. Continue reading
How to: Implement a workplace wellness scheme
Honeydew Health has created a How To guide for implementing your own workplace wellness scheme in 7 easy steps.
Focus driven attendance is the key to 2013
Instead of setting specific goals in 2013, set areas of focus. Continue reading
A great combination: health management apps & health management classes
Smart phone Apps have become the latest trend for Health management and weight loss firms to reach the public. As many of us are ‘addicted’ to our phones, it only makes sense to provide advice, information and tools for improving personal health via this platform.
Settlement Agreement Plans
Settlement agreement plans are set to change the way businesses operate. In an attempt to make the termination of employment more amicable, quicker and actually easier, UK businesses are left with no excuse for lagging job creation. Continue reading
Smoking cessation improves attendance, productivity & employee wellbeing
A recent study by University of Nottingham reported that smokers are 33% more likely to miss work than non-smokers and this trend has led to smokers missing, on average, 2.7 working days more per year than non-smokers. Continue reading