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Staff-owned vehicles used for work must be legally compliant
Employers who are unaware of their legal obligations to ensure staff owned vehicles used for work related travel are properly maintained and legally compliant, may...
Published 6 Jul 2023
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Work from home blamed for rise in long-term sickness
Mel Stride, the work and pensions secretary, has blamed the increase in the number of people registered as long-term sick on the rise of working...
Published 29 Jun 2023
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Company owner jailed and firm fined £700,000 after death of employee
A garden supplies company owner has been jailed and the firm fined £700,000 after a worker was crushed to death by a robotic packing arm....
Published 29 Jun 2023
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Over 100 arrested in illegal working crackdown
The Home Office has conducted a record number of visits targeting illegal working in one day, as part of a nationwide operation. ...
Published 20 Jun 2023
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Workplace accidents go increasingly unpunished
Employers are increasingly likely to go unpunished after workplace accidents it seems, as research by Prospect Union reveals the number of investigations dropped by the...
Published 20 Jun 2023
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MPs to face scrutiny on menopause and the workplace
The Women and Equalities Committee will scrutinise the Women’s and Health Minister Maria Caulfield MP and Work and Pensions Minister Mims Davies MP, in a...
Published 20 Jun 2023
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Half a million more people on long-term sick leave
The number of people on long-term sick leave has reached a record high, according to new Office for National Statistics figures....
Published 20 Jun 2023
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Link between financial wellbeing and mental health strengthens
Almost a quarter of the UK’s largest listed employers have improved their performance on workplace mental health overall in the past year, and almost half...
Published 13 Jun 2023
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Office landlords go green to beat competition
The need to keep pace with competitors is the primary factor motivating office landlords to make sustainability improvements, according to new research. ...
Published 13 Jun 2023
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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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