People with mental illness should have more help to stay in work, including prompt NHS treatment and support from employers, such as flexible working hours, England’s chief medical officer has said. In her annual report Sally Davies said that the number of working days lost to stress, depression, and anxiety in the United Kingdom had… Read More
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Data Protection & Subject Access Requests
From 01 December 2014 it will be a criminal offence for an employer to require people to use their subject access rights under (Section 56 of) the Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA) to provide certain records as a condition of employment. Section 56 prevents: Employers from requiring people to use their subject access rights under… Read More
Graduate Recruitment: The Cost of Getting It Wrong
Did you know that of the £888 million spent on the the graduate recruitment market in 2013, £112 million was wasted according to a report by CEB; an advisory firm. The report states that 20% of graduates apply for jobs that do not interest them, just to get on the jobs ladder. 1 in 4… Read More
Gender & Sickness Absence: Who is worse, Men or Women? (2)
Research Paper Title The Gender Gap in Sickness Absence: Long-term Trends in Eight European Countries. Background Most studies show that women have considerably higher rates of sickness absence than men, but little is known on how the gender gap has developed over time. Methods Data are taken from the EU Labour Force Surveys. The dependent… Read More
Gender & Sickness Absence: Who is worse, Men or Women? (1)
A survey of sickness absence in Eight European countries from 1980 to 2010 (see next post) shows that, contrary to stereotype, for most of this period the Dutch have taken four times as much sick leave as the Italians and Irish. Women are off sick more than men in every country, but especially in the… Read More
10,000 Hours & Genes: Does Practice Make Perfect?
An article from the July 5th – 11th 2014 Economist: “TO MASTER the violin takes 10,000 hours of practice. Put in that time and expertise will follow. This, at least, is what many music teachers – following Malcolm Gladwell’s prescription for achieving expertise in almost any field by applying the requisite amount of effort –… Read More
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