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New plans to overhaul procurement rules
New plans to overhaul procurement rules, cutting red tape and making it easier for smaller businesses to win government contracts, have been launched. ...
Published 15 Dec 2020
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40% of employees expect to extend the festive period
With a third of UK employees having more than half their holiday allowance left to take, 65% say they intend to use this up before...
Published 9 Dec 2020
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Post-COVID workplaces: rethink or relocate?
What challenges and barriers do property developers and corporate COOs face in terms of creating spaces that meet their workspace occupants’ rapidly evolving requirements?...
Published 9 Dec 2020
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Government to consult on unfair employment clauses in a boost for low-paid workers
Proposed new measures to allow workers’ greater freedom to find new or additional work have been unveiled by Business Secretary Alok Sharma....
Published 9 Dec 2020
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COVID-19 vaccine – an employment contract requirement?
With the COVID-19 vaccine now being rolled out across the country, Pam Loch asks can employers insist that employees have it?...
Published 8 Dec 2020
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Employment law post-Brexit: what can we expect?
Karen Plumbley-Jones, employment expert at law firm Womble Bond Dickinson, forecasts what changes can be expected for employers in the UK post-Brexit. ...
Published 8 Dec 2020
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New think tank seeks to influence disability and business agenda
A new think has launched to increase the participation of business and disabled people in the development of economic and social policy at a UK...
Published 7 Dec 2020
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Major UK supermarkets stand against racism
Channel 4 and the UK supermarket sector stood together against racism in an unprecedented show of unity across two entire prime time advert breaks on...
Published 2 Dec 2020
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CALM Driver campaign launched to tackle driver mental health
Launched to raise awareness of van and truck drivers suffering from poor mental health, the CALM Driver campaign follows the publication of statistics from the...
Published 2 Dec 2020
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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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