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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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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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BSI publishes updated guidelines on preventing the spread of COVID-19
The British Standards Institution (BSI) has published version 2 of its Safe Working Guidelines, designed to help organisations protect people at work from the ongoing...
Published 8 Jul 2020
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HSE COVID inspectors are ‘out and about’
As more businesses open their doors, the HSE is warning that inspectors are out and about, putting employers on the spot and checking that they...
Published 8 Jul 2020
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Lesbian barrister to sue LGBT charity and her chambers for silencing her
A barrister has lodged a claim at the Employment Tribunal against LGBT charity Stonewall and her chambers, Garden Court Chambers, for allegedly trying to 'silence'...
Published 8 Jul 2020
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Black Lives Matter – returning to a very different workplace
With the recent spotlight on the Black Lives Matter movement, many employers have publicly declared their support....
Published 8 Jul 2020
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IR35 private sector reforms will go ahead in 2021
The fight to delay the roll-out date for IR35 private sector reforms was lost at the third reading of the Finance Bill, causing fear over...
Published 8 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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