Adam Smith

Less than a week to go! EB Live 2014

Employee Benefits Live 2014 is fast approaching. Valentine Occupational Health will be exhibiting at the 2014 Employee Benefits Live Exhibition at Olympia, London 24th & 25th September. You can find us on stand number 812 all day Wednesday 24th and Thursday 25th September. Come and discuss your requirements with one of our specialist advisor’s. You can … Read more

Height to Weight Ratio

Are you the right weight for your height?  Use this link to see the height to weight ratio chart.    https://valentineoh.co.uk/downloads/height_to_weight_ratio.pdf Above is the link to a simple chart that will show you where you are in terms of your height to weight ratio. Simply find your weight in stones across the bottom or in … Read more

Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS) Surveillance

Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome can cause painful vascular (circulatory) or sensory-neural problems with the fingers and hands.  There is a strong dose-response relationship between the vibration exposure (trigger time and vibration magnitude) and the extent of the symptoms.  The greater the exposure the more severe the symptoms. What does the  HAVS surveillance entail?  There are … Read more

OH Training Event 09.05.14

Valentine Occupational Health Training Event We are soon to be holding an occupational health training event local to you:- Understanding Occupational Health Who should attend? Human Resources will be a natural fit for this event although any individual looking after Occupational Health within their organisation. Any individual looking to improve their understanding and knowledge of … Read more

Back to Work Scheme from the Government

People off sick for more than four weeks are to be offered advice to get them back to work more quickly under a scheme being set up by the government. The Health and Work Service, which will cover England, Wales and Scotland, will offer non-compulsory medical assessments and treatment plans. It will be run by … Read more

Employment Law Changes for 2014

JANUARY 2014 – Changes to TUPE Regulations 2006 Following a recent Government consultation on proposed changes to TUPE. The following proposed changes are due to come into effect in January 2014.  • The proposed repeal of Regulation 3(1)(b) and ‘service provision change’ has been abandoned after the Government listened to Employers who were concerned that … Read more

Occupational Health Training Event

Understanding Occupational Health Who should attend? Human Resources will be a natural fit for this event although any individual looking after Occupational Health within their organisation. Any individual looking to improve their understanding and knowledge of Occupational Health.  Event objective: • Improve your understanding of ‘The Health & Safety at Work Act 1974’ • Understand … Read more

Decembeard

Raising money for ‘Beating Bowel Cancer’ Bowel cancer is the UK’s second biggest cause of deaths. Around 1 in 18 people will get bowel cancer and, of the 100 people diagnosed every day, almost half will die of the disease. Yet, in over 90% of cases, bowel cancer could be treated successfully if diagnosed early, … Read more

2013 CIPD Survey Absence Management

Absence levels have returned back to levels seen in 2010 and 2011, rising by almost a full day from 6.8 to 7.6 days. Interestingly, the increase is mainly seen in the private sector with the gap between absence rates in the private sector and public sector appearing to narrow. Stress and musculoskeletal conditions are no … Read more

Employee Benefits Live 2013

Valentine OH will be exhibiting at this year’s Employee Benefits Live Exhibition 2013 at Olympia, London for the first time! With less than 4 weeks to go to the event on 25th and 26th September make sure that you don’t miss out on the event. You can find Valentine OH on stand 832 so please visit our … Read more

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