What is absence management all about?
What’s the biggest cause of sickness absence among UK workplaces? How do levels of sickness absence vary between different industry sectors? And why is managing employee absence so important?
In this video, the first of three instalments produced as part of our January Spotlight Series on our Day One Absence Service, Absentia, Medigold Health’s Absence Management Consultant, April Cremins, gives us the answers.
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What are blood borne viruses, and why is testing for them so important?
Blood-borne viruses (BBVs), including HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C, are viruses that can be transmitted through contact with infected blood or certain bodily fluids. Here in the UK, it’s estimated that around 1 in 20 people living with HIV and 1 in 3 people with hepatitis C don’t know[...]
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How office jobs can create health challenges
We spend a huge part of our lives at work (roughly one third, to be precise), and for many of us that means long stretches at a desk. It might not seem as risky as working on a building site or in a factory, but office jobs can quietly take[...]
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What should a phased return to work plan look like?
A phased return to work plan is a carefully structured way to help employees ease back into their roles after a period of absence, often due to illness or injury. Rather than jumping straight into full-time work, the employee gradually increases their hours and responsibilities over a set period. This[...]
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