Back Pain Growing Problem for UK Employees
A recent study by Nuffield Health shows approximately three million UK employee/workers experience problems with back pain and are, either, unable to work or are on long-term sick leave as a result. Additionally and worryingly, somewhere in the region of six million individuals working in the UK have back pain that is undiagnosed. While a […]
Unfair Working Practices a Problem Across Scotland
According to a report recently published by Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS), in excess of 46,500 Scottish workers and or employers are ‘desperate’ and ‘miserable’ due to unfair working practices – an increase of 5.5% on the previous year. The report – Fair Enough? – lists a number of unfair working practices including: Employees who were […]
UK Employers Attitudes to Pregnant Women Needs to Change, says Trades Union Congress
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) last week released a report, which suggested that attitudes held by employers must urgently be changed, with expectant mothers still being dismissed, bullied and sidelined. The TUC report – called ‘The Pregnancy Test: Ending Discrimination at Work for New Mothers’ – said that what the law states on paper and […]
