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Do employers need to supply homeworkers with computers?
Do employers have a duty to provide employees with the equipment they need to work from home?...
Published 3 Feb 2021
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Cyberbullying - was Axel Tuanzebe bullied 'at work'?
The issue of social media abuse has come to the forefront in recent days after it emerged that footballer Axel Tuanzebe has become a victim. ...
Published 2 Feb 2021
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Modern slavery flourishing under pandemic
Modern slavery has flourished under pandemic conditions, where it has become even harder to detect. ...
Published 2 Feb 2021
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Implementing mental health first aiders - a guide for employers
Practical mental health skills and awareness training are key components for a safe, healthy workplace, says MHFA England....
Published 2 Feb 2021
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Workplace parking levy: coming to a city near you?
Charging employers who provide workplace parking in Leeds city centre is among the ideas put forward as part of a new vision for transport in...
Published 1 Feb 2021
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BBC spends £1m fighting discrimination claims
The BBC has disclosed it has paid more than £1m on Tribunal claims brought by staff. ...
Published 27 Jan 2021
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52% of contractors yet to have their IR35 status assessed
With fewer than four months to go until the Off-Payroll rules are introduced to the private sector, more than half of contractor clients are yet...
Published 27 Jan 2021
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Employers sign up to rapid testing to protect workforce
Businesses and public sector organisations are joining a government scheme to test workers without COVID-19 symptoms who cannot work from home....
Published 27 Jan 2021
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Employees given extra day leave to help with wellbeing
Insurer Aviva is giving all its 16,000 UK employees an extra day off this year, specifically to help with their wellbeing....
Published 27 Jan 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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