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WORKPLACE AND FACILITIES
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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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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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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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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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GDPR codes of conduct guidance launched
The ICO has published guidance for organisations wanting to develop GDPR Codes of Conduct and Certification schemes to help demonstrate accountability under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)....
Published 3 Mar 2020
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New international standard helps improve the sustainability of buildings
A new International Standard designed to help the building industry to “clean up our world” has been launched by the International Standards Organisation ...
Published 3 Mar 2020
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Research reveals workplace safety and health implications of outsourcing
Workplace safety and health challenges arising from outsourcing have been revealed as part of a new study by Cranfield University. ...
Published 3 Mar 2020
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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
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New guide urges firms to reveal ethnicity pay gap
Companies with more than 250 employees should voluntarily publish their ethnicity pay gap data in the same format as they already do for gender, according...
Published 3 Mar 2020
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Government to press ahead with off-payroll working rules
The government has announced a package of measures designed to support the rollout of off-payroll working rules – otherwise known as IR35....
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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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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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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