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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
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Investigation finds no unlawful acts of pay discrimination at the BBC
An investigation by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) into historical issues of equal pay at the BBC has found no unlawful acts of...
Published 18 Nov 2020
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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
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Judgment rules that gig workers must be granted health and safety rights
The High Court has ruled in favour of the Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain (IWGB) that the UK government has failed to transpose important...
Published 18 Nov 2020
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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
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Charity calls for statutory paid bereavement leave
Charity Sue Ryder is calling on the government to introduce two weeks’ statutory paid bereavement leave for all UK employees for the loss of close...
Published 18 Nov 2020
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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
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Real Living Wage increases as cost of living goes up
Over 250,000 people working for almost 7,000 real Living Wage Employers throughout the country are set for a pay boost as the new Living Wage rates rise to £9.50...
Published 18 Nov 2020
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PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
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Businesses prioritise social and environmental impact in post-COVID-19 strategies
Three-quarters (75%) of business decision-makers say their organisation’s environmental and social impact has become more important due to COVID-19, according to new research from Epson....
Published 18 Nov 2020
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RISK
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Competition law: a suitable tool to achieve a greener economy?
Achieving greater sustainability is the central driver behind the European Green Deal, a set of policy initiatives launched by the European Commission. ...
Published 18 Nov 2020
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Approach to health and safety needs a drastic rethink following HSE statistics
The British Occupational Hygiene Society has responded to the publication of the latest statistics from the HSE with a call for a radical overhaul of...
Published 18 Nov 2020
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RISK
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Company fined after subcontractor falls from height
Solar panel company Blue Sun Energy Limited has been sentenced for safety breaches after a self-employed labourer fell through a rooflight....
Published 12 Nov 2020
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Builder fined after contractor suffers life-changing injuries in fall from roof
A builder has been sentenced after a contractor fell eight metres from a roof at a site in Hove....
Published 12 Nov 2020
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WORKPLACE AND FACILITIES
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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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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
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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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RISK
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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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WORKPLACE AND FACILITIES
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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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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
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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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