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Can an employee be disciplined for breaking social distancing rules outside of work?
Law firm Nelsons comments on whether employers can discipline employees who do not follow social distancing rules outside of work. ...
Published 10 Feb 2021
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Employee injunctions - recent cases on protecting confidential information
Rebecca Jackson highlights some recent employee injunction cases and offers practical advice for employers....
Published 10 Feb 2021
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Recruitment during a pandemic: key points
There are three key areas employers need to think about to effectively measure their recruitment processes and increase positive outcomes....
Published 9 Feb 2021
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AWE fined £660,000 for near miss with live electricity
The Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) has been fined £660,000 despite no injury during a near miss involving live electricity....
Published 8 Feb 2021
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Government recommends rapid workplace COVID-19 testing
Cabinet ministers have been tasked with encouraging their sectors to take up the offer of rapid workplace COVID-19 testing....
Published 8 Feb 2021
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Business secretary "has no plans" for employment rights review
A scheduled review of workers’ rights post-Brexit will no longer take place, Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng has said. ...
Published 3 Feb 2021
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Government publishes Waste Management Plan for England 2021
The government has published a new plan that sets out how it intends to reform waste management in England over the coming years. ...
Published 3 Feb 2021
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Make flexible working requests a day-one right, says CIPD
Workers in Britain are facing inequality due to a stark difference in employers’ approaches to flexible working....
Published 3 Feb 2021
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Cleaning and hygiene staff should be classed as key workers
The proposed All Party Parliamentary Group for the cleaning and hygiene industry should call for key worker status and vaccines for cleaning and hygiene personnel,...
Published 3 Feb 2021
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68% of workers do not feel safe in their workplace
Nearly a quarter of remote workers would quit before returning to a risky worksite....
Published 19 Jan 2021
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Anxiety is on the increase, but mental health support is lacking
Sixty-eight percent of employees have felt anxious and apprehensive about returning to work, while 35% report their mental health is worse now compared to before...
Published 23 Sept 2020
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Workplace first aid kits: what should be in them?
The contents of your workplace first aid kit should be guided by your first aid needs assessment. This should take into account the level of...
Published 16 Jan 2019
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Walking from bed to desk is commuting, German court rules
A German worker who had an accident while walking from his bed to his computer when he was working from home was officially commuting, a...
Published 2 Mar 2022
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Asbestos in schools: an inspector calls
The HSE will be carrying out a programme of inspections of primary and secondary schools in England, Scotland and Wales from October 2023 onwards to...
Published 25 Sept 2023
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‘Ethical veganism’ now a protected characteristic under the Equality Act 2010
A judge in a UK Employment Tribunal has ruled that being vegan, for ethical reasons, amounts to a ‘philosophical belief’ and is therefore protected by...
Published 8 Jan 2020
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