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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
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Leading organisations commit to prioritising mental health when returning to work
The CIPD is one of 33 leading organisations that has committed to prioritising the mental health of its employees as they return to work....
Published 2 Sept 2020
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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
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COVID-19: campaign to encourage workers back to offices
A new government ad campaign will begin this week, designed to encourage people to go back to the workplace....
Published 2 Sept 2020
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WORKPLACE AND FACILITIES
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Government sets out legally-binding targets to help “build back greener”
The government has set out how it will use ambitious, legally binding targets under its landmark Environment Bill to combat environmental and climate challenges....
Published 26 Aug 2020
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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
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Post-COVID commute is employees’ biggest worry
Employees worried about returning to the office post-lockdown are most concerned about work-life balance and the daily commute, rather than their health, according to research...
Published 26 Aug 2020
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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
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Rates of depression have doubled – what role do employers play?
Figures published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) have found that rates of depression have doubled during the coronavirus pandemic....
Published 26 Aug 2020
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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
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New help for disabled people working from home during the pandemic
Disabled people working from home or in the workplace will benefit from extra help from an extension of the Access to Work scheme, including support...
Published 26 Aug 2020
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RISK
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COVID-19 has led to sackings over breaches of cybersecurity policies
Thirty-nine per cent of UK business decision makers have admitted to dismissing staff members due to a breach of company cyber security policy since the...
Published 26 Aug 2020
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PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
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Half of UK employees admit to lying at work
Almost half (49%) of employees lie at work in order to hide mistakes (34%) and avoid getting into trouble (44%), a survey of workers has...
Published 26 Aug 2020
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High-flying saleswoman pushed aside by 'old boys network'
A high-flying sales executive who secured lucrative eight-figure deals has won a sex discrimination claim after she was “pushed aside for an old boys network”....
Published 19 Aug 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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RISK
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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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