Employment law and occupational health : a practical handbook

__Employment law and occupational health: a practical handbook__ provides an essential guide to best practice for all occupational health practitioners. This readable guide to the law will help to ensure both business success and respect for individual employment rights. The cost of sickness absence can present major costs and business management problems to employers and safeguarding health is therefore vital to every individual and to all employers.__Employment law and occupational health: a practical handbook__ explores key issues in occupational health practice from pre-employment, through health surveillance and occupational health services to termination of employment. Topics explored include ethical and confidentiality issues, discrimination, data protection, working abroad, pregnancy and maternity leave, workplace policies, drugs and alcohol testing, stress, counselling, health surveillance and professional conduct rules. Content: Chapter 1 Recruitment and Pre?Employment Health Assessment (pages 1–24): Chapter 2 Records and Reports (pages 25–43): Chapter 3 Health Surveillance (pages 44–75): Chapter 4 Occupational Health Services (pages 76–110): Chapter 5 In Sickness and in Health (pages 111–143): Chapter 6 Termination of Employment (pages 144–160):

Employment law and occupational health: a practical handbook provides an essential guide to best practice for all occupational health practitioners. This readable guide to the law will help to ensure both business success and respect for individual employment rights. The cost of sickness absence can present major costs and business management problems to employers and safeguarding health is therefore vital to every individual and to all employers.

Employment law and occupational health: a practical handbook explores key issues in occupational health practice from pre-employment, through health surveillance and occupational health services to termination of employment. Topics explored include ethical and confidentiality issues, discrimination, data protection, working abroad, pregnancy and maternity leave, workplace policies, drugs and alcohol testing, stress, counselling, health surveillance and professional conduct rules.

"Employment Law and Occupational Health: A Practical Handbook" provides an essential guide to best practice for all occupational health practitioners. This readable guide to the law will help to ensure both business success and respect for individual employment rights. The cost of sickness absence can present major costs and business management problems to employers and safeguarding health is therefore vital to every individual and to all employers. "Employment Law and Occupational Health: A Practical Handbook" explores key issues in occupational health practice from pre-employment, through health surveillance and occupational health services to termination of employment. Topics explored include ethical and confidentiality issues, discrimination, data protection, working abroad, pregnancy and maternity leave, workplace policies, drugs and alcohol testing, stress, counselling, health surveillance and professional conduct rules an accessible, practical guide to applying occupational health law in everyday practice for occupational health nurses and other occupational health practitioners addresses key employment issues from pre-employment to termination of employment includes case studies, procedural checklists, and template letters and forms. Applying occupational health law in everyday practice, this guide explores the employment issues in occupational health practice from pre-employment, through health surveillance and occupational health services to termination of employment. It includes case studies, checklists, and example letters