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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
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More name and shame rounds for employers who fail to pay minimum wage
Businesses that fail to pay their workers the National Minimum Wage or National Living Wage will continue to be publicly named by the government, following...
Published 19 Feb 2020
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Dress codes – ten years of the Equality Act
This year marks ten years of the Equality Act, created to address all forms of discrimination and inequality – including sex, disability, religion, sexual orientation,...
Published 19 Feb 2020
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No entry for migrants unless they earn enough ‘points’
EU migrants will need to earn at least £23,000 before they can enter the UK for work, as well as speak English, under plans agreed...
Published 19 Feb 2020
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Coronavirus: an employer’s duty to protect
The government has announced that coronavirus is a ‘serious and imminent threat' to the British public, as the confirmed number cases in the UK rises...
Published 12 Feb 2020
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Businesses can play an active role in reducing numbers who drive to work
According to Department of Transport figures, 68% of the UK population use a car to get to work. The government’s target of totally carbon-neutral transport...
Published 12 Feb 2020
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New guidance on non-disclosure agreements
ACAS has published new advice to help employers and workers understand what NDAs are and how to prevent their misuse....
Published 12 Feb 2020
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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
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Spot checks on large employers to protect pension savers
Compliance spot checks are being carried out by The Pensions Regulator (TPR) on some of the UK’s largest employers to ensure thousands of staff continue...
Published 12 Feb 2020
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More time given to businesses to prepare for IR35 changes
As part of a review into changes to the operation of the off-payroll working rules (IR35), HMRC has made an announcement to give business more...
Published 12 Feb 2020
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75% of firms struggling to find the right talent
Over half of UK firms attempted to recruit in the last quarter of 2019, but almost three-quarters have struggled to find the right talent, the...
Published 12 Feb 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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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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