Last year Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) lost almost 77,000 days of staff productivity thanks to sickness absences attributed to stress and anxiety. This cost the board more than £5.4m. The North Wales health board has been under special measures since 2015 and will remain so until at least June 2019.
The statistics came from a Freedom of Information request asking how many sickness days it had recorded due to stress between 2012 and 2017.
In 2017, the total number of sickness days was 76,919.
Plans for building 194 new homes in Bridgend have been officially approved by local authorities, a recent news report in the local media has revealed.
Developer Barratt Homes has revealed that work on its new Morgan’s Meadow site, which is due to start shortly, will also support around 600 new jobs over the project’s lifetime.
Extending one’s office space is the perfect moment for companies to re-asses their existing time and attendance and access control systems, and that’s exactly the case with Carmarthenshire-based security product manufacturer Morgan Marine, who has opened a 1,097 sq ft extension to its office.
A bespoke furniture company has revealed plans to go on a very ambitious recruitment drive, planning to double its workforce by 2023, a news report in the local business media has been able to suggest.
An electrical engineering company based has decided to bolster its ranks following a £500,000 investment in new technology, a recent news report in the local media has been able to suggest.
LCA’s investment in 3D design and manufacturing technology has led to increased productivity capacity for the company’s mild steel and stainless steel control panel enclosures, the company said.
A Neath-headquartered car dealer is set to open one of Europe’s biggest second hand car showrooms as part of a cross-border expansion, a recent news report in the local media has been able to suggest.
A new restaurant has recently opened on the shore in the Vale of Glamorgan with £200,000 support from Barclays, a recent news report in the local media has been able to suggest.
Plans for building a new £7m "SkyDome" leisure centre at the Bluestone National Park Resort have been unanimously approved by Pembrokeshire County Council, a recent news report in the local business media has been able to reveal.
An electrical engineering company is planning to take on multiple new employees following the launch of a new manufacturing facility in North Wales, a recent news report in the local media has found.
A 51-home development from Persimmon just off the M4, at Fforest near Pontarddulais, has recently been recommended for approval, a news report in the local media has been able to reveal.