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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
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Anxiety at work: who’s responsible?
Mental Health Awareness Week 2023 takes place on 15 to 21 May, and this year focuses on anxiety. In this briefing, we examine who has...
Published 15 May 2023
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WORKPLACE AND FACILITIES
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AI and ChatGPT in the workplace: friend or foe?
The topic of AI technologies has been all over the media recently with the recent release of ChatGPT, becoming a hot topic. However, says Pam...
Published 3 May 2023
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Workplace health and safety: a fundamental right
The World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2023 takes place on 28 April and this year will explore how to implement a safe...
Published 25 Apr 2023
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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
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The Coronation bank holiday - what employers need to know
In this briefing, rradar Associate Solicitor Victoria Sugden explains that, while it might be thought that the Coronation bank holiday would apply to everyone, this...
Published 18 Apr 2023
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PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
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Engaging learners to enhance engagement
Engaging employees through your learning and development (L&D) strategy is an effective method of engaging staff in their day-to-day roles, say Amy White, Head of...
Published 11 Apr 2023
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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
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Sexual harassment law: employers to gain new responsibilities
After a long gestation period, new sexual harassment responsibilities for UK employers look as though they will successfully make it through parliament. What changes do...
Published 11 Apr 2023
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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
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Supporting employees with autism
Autism is a neurodiverse condition, meaning that the brain works and interprets information in a different way from how society expects. In this briefing, rradar...
Published 4 Apr 2023
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World Health Day 2023: the reasons for managing safely
WHO’s 75th anniversary year is an opportunity to look at the workplace and the reasons for managing health and safety. In this briefing, International Workplace Health...
Published 4 Apr 2023
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PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
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Learning and development: a staff retention strategy?
How do you solve a problem like…employee retention? Could learning and development be the answer, asks Amy White, Head of Loch Training and Wellbeing in...
Published 4 Apr 2023
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WORKPLACE AND FACILITIES
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Asbestos - the effects of exposure over time
Asbestos exposure is responsible for approximately 2,500 deaths every year in the UK from Mesothelioma. In this briefing, Lorna Webster, partner at Hodge Jones &...
Published 29 Mar 2022
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Back pain - the impact of homeworking
This year’s Back Care Awareness Week (4-8 October) focuses on working from home. This briefing looks at problems caused by the incorrect use of display...
Published 29 Sept 2021
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IOSH sees ‘Secret Seven Go Missing’ from King’s Speech
The first King’s Speech in 70 years was delivered on 7 November in Parliament. Those hoping to hear a planned legislative agenda that would deliver...
Published 14 Nov 2023
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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
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Top tips to help reduce stress in the workplace
Stress is a state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or demanding circumstances. It can place immense demands on workers’ physical...
Published 20 Apr 2022
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What do the HSE’s statistics tell us about our approach to health and safety?
Each year, statistics relating to accidents, incidents, fatalities and occupational diseases are published. Organisations want to see how they have fared, or not. So do...
Published 27 Nov 2023
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What does Meta’s £1.2bn fine mean for UK businesses?
In May 2023, Meta, the company that owns Facebook, was fined £1.2 billon by Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC) for mishandling people’s data when transferring...
Published 13 Jun 2023
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