Managing Legal Health Risks
Employment law and the health and wellbeing of employees is everyone’s business. Occupational health deals with the impact of work on health and the effects of health on the capacity to work. The two are interrelated.
At work the first priorities are safeguarding the good health of employees and managing absence due to illness or injury. Sickness absence is a major business management problem and a major cost. Failure to get to address the issues can impact your business’s financial health and the security of all employees. The risk of litigation in the employment tribunal or the courts is both costly and commonplace and is not something that can be regarded as a mere business risk.
An employer has statutory responsibilities for the protection of the health of its workforce as well as the general duty of care for the health and safety of all employees, which extends to the highest levels of management.
The increasing complexity of employment law and good work practice have required management to be aware of an increasing number of statutes, directives, regulations and publications which impact their business to ensure they discharge their duty of care.
In addition to health and safety, key employment issues such as discrimination, pregnancy and maternity leave, working abroad, drugs and alcohol testing, health surveillance are all within the legislative remit.
How can we help you? Just talk to us, good practice starts with good communications. Our advice and services cover:
Policies and Procedures: A review of your current employee wellbeing and health and safety practices will help identify and challenge areas where you are potentially at risk. We will work with you and offer practical advice on how to introduce and update your company policies and procedures.
Premises: An assessment of your premises will help isolate and identify areas of health risk within your industry. We will also assist you to identify any areas where we believe improvements may enhance your employee performance.
Employees: We offer a comprehensive range of assessments for the health and wellbeing of employees and ensure they are not at risk from either their working environment or a risk to each other. Our assessments can be delivered conveniently at your premises and can cover assessments from basic heart checks, bone density, through to specialist audiometry, hand-arm vibration and drug screening tests. Learn more
Our goal is to work with you to enhance the health and wellbeing of both your employees and your business.
Get in Touch
To learn more about our approach to managing legal health risks, or to discuss a specific issue or requirement, please contact our team on 0800 294 6797 or by This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .
