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Consultant fined for providing incompetent health and safety advice
A self-employed consultant has been fined for breach of legislation for providing health and safety advice on technical and complex matters while not being qualified...
Published 22 Jul 2020
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Landmark Bill to deliver biggest changes to building safety for 40 years
The government has published a landmark Bill to deliver the biggest changes to building safety for nearly 40 years....
Published 22 Jul 2020
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Explained: the draft Building Safety Bill
The government is bringing forward fundamental changes in the draft Building Safety Bill that will improve building and fire safety....
Published 18 Jul 2020
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Changes to criminal records regarding automatic disclosure of offences
The government has announced it intends to make changes to the criminal records disclosure rules to ensure the right balance is struck between rehabilitating offenders...
Published 15 Jul 2020
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Failure to create safe working environment could result in jail for employers
Business owners that do not follow government rules to protect staff and customers as the lockdown is eased could find themselves in prison for breaking...
Published 15 Jul 2020
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82% agree health and safety courses drive business benefits
Managers play a crucial role in preventing work-related accidents and ill health – but one in five companies don’t train them in health and safety,...
Published 15 Jul 2020
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Is your post-COVID-19 building or service accessible?
The COVID-19 outbreak has caused many companies to adapt their buildings and working areas in order to ensure staff and customers are socially distant, but...
Published 15 Jul 2020
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Employee fired for not keeping kids quiet during work calls
A working mum-of-two has claimed that she was sacked from her job after her children disrupted work calls....
Published 15 Jul 2020
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New bill offers greater redundancy protection for pregnant women and new mothers
After failing to complete its passage through parliament in 2019, a bill designed to give pregnant women and new mothers greater protections against redundancy has...
Published 15 Jul 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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