A combination of individual and organisational resilience is needed in today’s tough economic environment if employees and the organisations they work for are to compete and prosper. This is the key message from a new guide, Developing Resilience, published jointly by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), Business in the Community (BITC) and [...]

In Scotland, smoking in enclosed premises has been prohibited since the implementation of the Smoking, Health and Social Care (Scotland) Act in March 2006. However, designated rooms in residential psychiatric units continue to be exempt from the legislation. The equivalent legislation in England and Northern Ireland removed this exemption in 2008, with all units going [...]

A report by Andrew Thomas and Rita Griffiths presents the findings from a review of evidence about recipients of Disability Living Allowance (DLA) and a qualitative study of recent applicants for the benefit. The report explores a number of hypotheses as to why DLA recipients have particularly low rates of employment, even compared to other, [...]