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Requirements set out for legally-required building safety manager role
The competence requirements for the proposed new role of building safety manager have been set out in a new report, Safer people, safer homes: Building Safety...
Published 14 Oct 2020
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No joking matter – vicarious liability before the courts again
The scope of vicarious liability is undoubtedly narrow. Peter Wake, Partner at law firm Weightmans, looks at the impact of recent case law on this...
Published 14 Oct 2020
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How COVID-19 can offer opportunities for remote working
Working from home (aka ‘remote working’) is opening a world of opportunity. If you’ve ever dreamt of logging onto Teams from a café on Bondi...
Published 14 Oct 2020
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Firms should exhaust all possible alternatives to redundancy
“ACAS advice for bosses is to exhaust all possible alternatives to redundancies first,” ACAS Chief Executive, Susan Clews has said, “but if employers feel they...
Published 7 Oct 2020
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New guidance to support employees experiencing domestic abuse
The CIPD has issued new guidance for employers, produced with the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), on managing and supporting employees experiencing domestic abuse....
Published 7 Oct 2020
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ICO launches consultation on draft statutory data protection guidance
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has launched a public consultation on its draft Statutory guidance, which details how it will regulate and enforce data protection...
Published 7 Oct 2020
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Building safety industry publishes blueprint for improving competence
A cross-industry group representing more than 150 organisations in the fire and built environment sectors has published its blueprint to drive culture change within the...
Published 7 Oct 2020
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Campaign launched to increase racial and ethnic participation in senior leadership
The Confederation of British Industry (CBI), alongside companies including Aviva, Brunswick, Deloitte and Microsoft, are working to launch Change the Race Ratio – a campaign...
Published 7 Oct 2020
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First building design standard for sensory and neurological needs launched
The BSI is to create the first set of guidance for the design of the built environment to include the needs of people who experience...
Published 6 Oct 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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