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Mitie, The Perfume Shop and NFU Mutual UK certified as UK top employers

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Facilities management employer Mitie, The Perfume Shop, pharmaceutical firm Thornton and Ross, and insurer NFU Mutual UK have been certified as UK top employers. Created by the Top Employers Institute, the UK top employer accreditation recognises employers’ commitment to HR initiatives and practices.

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New Anti-Obesity Drugs Put Employers in a Quandary

InterWest Insurance Services

A surge in demand for pricey, new and highly effective anti-obesity medications could put a financial strain on employers who sponsor their employees’ health plans. There’s one big catch: These drugs are very costly, putting employers in a quandary. What are these drugs? Medical costs of obesity in the U.S.

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PepsiCo and Pfizer named Top UK Employers 2023

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Food and drink manufacturer PepsiCo UK and pharmaceutical firm Pfizer UK have made the Top UK Employers list for 2023. The Top Employers Institute compiled the list by reviewing HR policies and people practices across organisations around the world, including 99 UK organisations. The 10 Top UK Employers for 2023 were: Abbott.

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Tenth Circuit Reaffirms Preemption of State Pharmacy Network Regulations

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The US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit recently held in Pharmaceutical Care Management Association v. Mulready (PCMA) that the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and Medicare Part D preempted several provisions of Oklahoma law regulating pharmacy benefit managers and pharmacy networks.

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Viatris launches global mental wellbeing platform

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All rights reserved Pharmaceutical organisation Viatris has launched a mental wellbeing platform for its 300 employees globally. The employer will integrate the platform into its global wellbeing programme Elevate, which launched in 2023 and is based around three core principles: Health, purpose and growth.

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Bristol-Myers Squibb and McDonald’s named in top 25 best places to work in Europe

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Credit: IB Photography / Shutterstock.com Pharmaceutical firms Takeda and Bristol-Myers Squibb and fast food chain McDonald’s have been named among the top 25 best places to work in Europe for 2023 by Best Places to Work. To be considered for the list, employers must be identified as outstanding in at least in one European country.

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Tribunal finds AstraZeneca scientist with mental health disability was wrongfully dismissed

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An employment tribunal has found that a former AstraZeneca scientist with a mental health disability was wrongfully dismissed. James Muir, a senior scientist who had been developing the pharmaceutical firm’s recently approved cancer drug Truqap, had worked there since 1998.