SEQOHS Standards Updated November 2023

The latest SEQOHS standards and evidence guide went live on 1st November 2023 following stakeholder consultation. The new standards have an emphasis on outputs and outcomes. This enables accredited providers to move from showing not only that they are “doing things right” – i.e. processes are robust – to show they are also “doing the…

***OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH MENTORING SCHEME***

***OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH MENTORING SCHEME*** Are you a registered health professional interested in a move into Occupational Health? SOM and the NSOH are hosting a free mentoring service for those considering a move into a career within Occupational Health. The service is committed to fostering growth, instilling confidence and nurturing success. The mentors are trained and…

FOHN ACCREDITATION SCHEME

***FOHN ACCREDITATION SCHEME*** FOHN Accreditation scheme – open for applications Experienced nurses working in occupational health can now apply for professional accreditation by the Faculty of Occupational Health Nursing CIC. The FOHN Accreditation scheme is a voluntary scheme and successful applicants will be able to join the Directory of FOHN Accredited Specialist in the UK. …

OH Staffing – Recruitment News – April 2020

OH Staffing – Blog Recruitment News – April 2020 From the REC: The coronavirus crisis deepened, employer confidence in the UK economy plunged by 39 percentage points between March and April. This was the lowest since records began. As the country entered the third week of lockdown, confidence in making hiring and investment decisions fell…

OH Staffing – Weekly Blog 03.02.2020

OH Staffing – Weekly Blog Recruitment News – Feb 2020 More than a dozen recruitment companies have signed a letter to Sajid Javid outlining their concerns about what will happen if the IR35 reforms are extended to the private sector as planned on 6 April 2020. As things stand, from April, medium to large private-sector…

OH Staffing – Weekly Blog 21.01.2020

OH Staffing – Weekly Blog Recruitment News – Jan 2020 A RECRUITMENT expert has spent five years creating what is hailed as the world’s best CV – which promises to land jobseekers a six-figure role. The single-sided, 450-word document combines the most effective elements of more than 1,500 professional CVs, with the “perfect” content to…

OH Staffing – Weekly Blog 08.01.2020

OH Staffing – Weekly Blog Recruitment News – Jan 2020 The Government on the 7/1/20 has officially launched its review in to IR35, as promised by Sajid Javid, Chancellor of the Exchequer in November 2019. According to the Government “the review will determine if any further steps can be taken to ensure the smooth and…

OH Staffing – Weekly Blog 23.10.19

OH Staffing – Weekly Blog Recruitment News – Oct 2019 The number of people employed in the UK has unexpectedly dropped with official statistics showing the biggest fall in four years as Brexit uncertainty finally weighed on one of the more resilient areas of the British economy. According to data from the Office for National…

OH Staffing – Weekly Blog 17.10.19

OH Staffing – Weekly Blog Recruitment News – Oct 2019 IR35 into the private sector Following my Blog last week IR35 is still hot news in the recruitment industry I have already written about Barclays Bank and Lloyds Banking Group putting an end to contractors, with similar issues arising when the same rules were applied…

OH Staffing – Weekly Blog 09.10.19

OH Staffing – Weekly Blog Recruitment News – Oct 2019 IR35 into the private sector Following my Blog last week where I reported that Barclays Bank has announced it will stop using off-payroll contractors through limited companies Lloyds Banking Group has followed suit and decided to either scrap contractors or force them in to umbrella…