28th February, RSI Awareness Day

Friday, 28 February 2014 10:47
Today is RSI Awareness Day! This international awareness event takes place on the 28th February each year to actively raise awareness of painful and often debilitating injuries. We help 100's of employees every year suffering with hand, wrist, arm and shoulder injuries, the vast majority would have been prevented with better working standards and practices.…
There has been a big a focus on employee well-being over the last 12 months, according to the CIPD’s 2013 Absence Management Survey. With over 60% of public sector organisations looking to identify and reduce stress related absence. Despite this the public sector lost on average 1.5 more days per employee per year than the…
A recent study has concluded that office workers are even more unhappy than we previously thought, with 75% expressing concerns about the desks and chairs they are asked to use! Standard workstation assessments are not being carried out to check on and improve comfort, also standard equipment, like office chairs, are highlighted by staff as…

WPA lead the way!

Wednesday, 06 February 2013 18:28
DSE insurance is a great product to work alongside employee medical insurance, with both policies in place you really have everything covered. There are some fantastic medical schemes out there but for outstanding customer care and comprehensive cover at an affordable price we believe Western Provident Association, the oldest PMI company in the UK, is…

1 in 3 cases of stress are work-related

Monday, 19 November 2012 10:41
The Telegraph, 19th November 2012. A survey of 3,051 people reveals almost half have been significantly stressed in the last six months, with one in three of those saying their stress was work-related. Workers who are stressed are less productive in their jobs, less engaged and more likely to report day-to-day health problems, such as…
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