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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
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Is it the ‘End of the legal road’ for Uber?
GMB, the union for private hire drivers, says a French court’s ruling that Uber drivers are employees is the ‘end of the legal road’ for the tech...
Published 11 Mar 2020
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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
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Unpaid holiday leave amounts to £1.8bn a year
A new campaign to remind workers of their right to paid holiday leave and ensure employers check their staff are taking their leave has been...
Published 11 Mar 2020
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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
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Major consultation on clearer DB funding standards launched
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has published the first stage of a major consultation on its revised code of practice for defined benefit (DB) funding....
Published 11 Mar 2020
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WORKPLACE AND FACILITIES
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Landlord receives suspended prison sentence after gas safety failings
A landlord from Plymouth has been sentenced after failing to maintain gas appliances and have landlord’s gas safety checks undertaken at his rental property in...
Published 11 Mar 2020
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WORKPLACE AND FACILITIES
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New guidance on health and wellbeing in building services launched
New guidance on health and wellbeing in building services has been published by CIBSE – the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers....
Published 11 Mar 2020
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£6 billion saving for businesses that cut energy use
Businesses across the UK could save as much as £6bn on energy, according to Energy Minister Kwasi Kwarteng, who suggested this is a real possibility...
Published 11 Mar 2020
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WORKPLACE AND FACILITIES
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Steps to keep your commercial space pest-free
As employees likely spend more time in the workplace than in any other place, it is essential that workplaces are kept clean and safe. Prevention...
Published 8 Mar 2020
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GENERAL
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Coronavirus: remote learning in safe hands?
The spread of Coronavirus is forcing us as a society to think differently about the way we interact, including within and without the workplace. With...
Published 4 Mar 2020
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WORKPLACE AND FACILITIES
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Transformative Environment Bill moves a step closer through Parliament
The UK’s green future outside the European Union has moved a step closer with the Second Reading of the Environment Bill....
Published 3 Mar 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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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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