http://www.personneltoday.com/en-gbTue, 18 Nov 2008 12:01:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/11/18/48406/stressed-women-workers-driven-to-edge-by-credit-crunch.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/11/18/48406/stressed-women-workers-driven-to-edge-by-credit-crunch.html Female employees are more stressed at work than their male counterparts because of pressure caused by the credit crunch. Research by Bupa UK Health Insurance indicates that six out of 10 women fear for their finances compaTue, 18 Nov 2008 12:01:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/11/17/48451/employers-warned-over-cutting-corners-on-health-and-safety.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/11/17/48451/employers-warned-over-cutting-corners-on-health-and-safety.html Industries around the country may be suffering from the economic downturn, but that is no excuse to cut corners on health and safety, employers have been warned. Both the Royal Society for the PreventiMon, 17 Nov 2008 16:24:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/11/17/48450/economic-downturn-continues-to-put-employee-health-at-risk.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/11/17/48450/economic-downturn-continues-to-put-employee-health-at-risk.html More evidence has emerged that the economic, financial and job insecurity created by the global downturn is causing a sharp increase in stress, anxiety and general mental ill health among workers. A pMon, 17 Nov 2008 16:23:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/11/17/48446/association-of-occupational-health-technicians-to-be-launched.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/11/17/48446/association-of-occupational-health-technicians-to-be-launched.html Occupational health technicians are set to get a more prominent voice within the profession through the formation of a new Association of Occupational Health Technicians. A number of OH providers, ledMon, 17 Nov 2008 14:35:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/11/17/48381/the-retail-trust-reports-huge-rise-in-stress-related-helpline-calls.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/11/17/48381/the-retail-trust-reports-huge-rise-in-stress-related-helpline-calls.html A national charity has reported a sharp increase in calls from retail staff experiencing stress, depression and financial worries. The Retail Trust says <A href="http://www.retailtrust.org.uk/index.php?option=Mon, 17 Nov 2008 13:50:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/11/17/48447/healthy-towns-announced-in-government-crackdown-on-obesity.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/11/17/48447/healthy-towns-announced-in-government-crackdown-on-obesity.html Nine areas of the UK have been given the go-ahead to become "healthy towns" under ambitious public health plans drawn up by the government to help tackle the growing problem of obesity. Dudley, HalifMon, 17 Nov 2008 12:32:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/11/17/48448/line-managers-critical-to-reducing-sick-leave.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/11/17/48448/line-managers-critical-to-reducing-sick-leave.html Educating and training line managers being critical to cutting absence rates and preventing unnecessary long-term sick leave, was a key theme at the IRS Managing Absence and Attendance conference. JoMon, 17 Nov 2008 11:29:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/11/17/48449/training-assessments-may-discriminate-against-disabled-medics.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/11/17/48449/training-assessments-may-discriminate-against-disabled-medics.html Procedures under consultation for assessing whether training doctors are fit to practice could discriminate against disabled medical students, delegates at the Higher Education Occupational Practitioners Society autumn meeting heard.</STROMon, 17 Nov 2008 10:26:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/11/13/48355/productivity-hit-by-personal-finance-stress.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/11/13/48355/productivity-hit-by-personal-finance-stress.html More than a third of workers are suffering from stress due to problems with personal finances, research has found. A poll of 200 HR professionals by insurance giant AXA also found that respondents in almost a quarter of fiThu, 13 Nov 2008 11:08:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/11/10/48290/sainsburys-offers-staff-health-and-safety-qualification.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/11/10/48290/sainsburys-offers-staff-health-and-safety-qualification.html Supermarket giant Sainsbury's is offering its 150,000-strong workforce the chance to gain formal qualifications in stock-control and health and safety. The retailer has joined forces with awarding body EDI to oMon, 10 Nov 2008 11:00:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/11/05/48198/staff-put-health-at-risk-by-working-extra-hours-to-beat-credit-crunch.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/11/05/48198/staff-put-health-at-risk-by-working-extra-hours-to-beat-credit-crunch.html Employees are risking their health by working longer hours in a bid to fight the credit crunch, research from financial services firm Friends Provident has revealed. Of more than 2,700 adults surveyeWed, 05 Nov 2008 00:01:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/10/29/48139/workplace-death-toll-still-too-high-warns-hse.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/10/29/48139/workplace-death-toll-still-too-high-warns-hse.html More than 200 people were killed at work in the 12 months to April 2008, official figures revealed today. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) published its Wed, 29 Oct 2008 12:42:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/10/27/48118/stress-injury-and-illness-are-major-safety-concerns-in-uk-workplaces.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/10/27/48118/stress-injury-and-illness-are-major-safety-concerns-in-uk-workplaces.html Stress, injuries and illnesses caused by working on computers are the biggest safety concerns for employees, according to a survey of safety representatives. Conducted by the TUC, <A href="http://www.tuc.org.uk/h_and_s/tucMon, 27 Oct 2008 10:10:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/10/24/47896/friday-podcast-stress-at-work-the-gender-pay-gap.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/10/24/47896/friday-podcast-stress-at-work-the-gender-pay-gap.html Our weekly HR news and analysis audio programme includes: Employers could be responsible for huge damages if they don't manage stress-relateFri, 24 Oct 2008 15:55:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/10/24/48099/councils-deny-health-and-safety-risk-as-report-condemns-old-buildings.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/10/24/48099/councils-deny-health-and-safety-risk-as-report-condemns-old-buildings.html Local authorities have admitted they have some way to go to ensure their buildings are suitable for staff after a survey revealed that half of all council offices were in poor condition. Close to half of the 86 local aFri, 24 Oct 2008 10:48:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/10/22/48035/tackling-mental-ill-health-in-the-workplace-needs-policy-rethink.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/10/22/48035/tackling-mental-ill-health-in-the-workplace-needs-policy-rethink.html A rethink of workplace policies is required to tackle the huge problem of mental ill-health, which costs up to £77bn-a-year for England alone. Proposals aimed at reducing the cost of workplace mental illness to employers aWed, 22 Oct 2008 11:17:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/10/21/48023/inadequate-response-to-stress-could-lead-to-big-payouts-for-employers.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/10/21/48023/inadequate-response-to-stress-could-lead-to-big-payouts-for-employers.html Employers could be responsible for huge damages if they don't manage stress-related illness among employees adequately, according to a recent Court of Appeal ruling. Telecoms company O2 had appealed agTue, 21 Oct 2008 11:50:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/10/20/48007/new-law-introduces-harsher-penalties-for-health-and-safety-failings.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/10/20/48007/new-law-introduces-harsher-penalties-for-health-and-safety-failings.html Managers and directors across the UK have been warned that they risk imprisonment for health and safety failings, after a new law was passed. The <A href="http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/10/17/health-and-Mon, 20 Oct 2008 11:56:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/10/17/48029/hse-stress-management-standards-have-had-little-effect-at-work.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/10/17/48029/hse-stress-management-standards-have-had-little-effect-at-work.html Fours years after their introduction in a blaze of publicity, the Health and Safety Executive's (HSE) management standards for tackling work-related stress</STRFri, 17 Oct 2008 16:50:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/10/17/48030/obesity-set-to-cost-nhs-up-to-6.3bn-a-year-by-2015.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/10/17/48030/obesity-set-to-cost-nhs-up-to-6.3bn-a-year-by-2015.html Obesity could cost the NHS in England as much as £6.3bn a year by 2015 if no effective action is taken, the government has said. Figures from the Department of Health (DoH) state that obesity already Fri, 17 Oct 2008 16:43:00 GMT