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Railway incident highlights significance of near misses
A recent tribunal case has highlighted the importance of recognising and investigating near misses....
Published 25 Apr 2023
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Organisations will be prosecuted for employees’ fraud
A new failure to prevent fraud offence will make it easier to prosecute a large organisation if an employee commits fraud for the organisation’s benefit....
Published 18 Apr 2023
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New data laws debated in Parliament
New data regulations that will reduce annoying cookie pop ups, crackdown on nuisance calls with bigger fines and contribute £4.7 billion to the UK economy...
Published 18 Apr 2023
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Registration of high-rise buildings opens
The Building Safety Regulator has opened the registration process for high-rise residential buildings in England. ...
Published 18 Apr 2023
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Employers must offer age-related female-specific support
Employers need to offer health and wellbeing support that is specifically targeted to female employees, and more specifically, to their age demographic, Towergate Health &...
Published 18 Apr 2023
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New guidance on how to ‘use’ the Equality Act
New government guidance has been published to help employers understand how they can use the ‘positive action’ provisions in the Equality Act 2010....
Published 18 Apr 2023
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Mental health first aid Bill could have negative consequences
Three former board members of Mental Health First Aid England have published an open letter asking for the Private Members Bill requiring employers to offer...
Published 18 Apr 2023
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Review to boost employment prospects of autistic people
A new review designed to boost the employment prospects of autistic people has been launched by the government to spread opportunity, close the employment gap...
Published 12 Apr 2023
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Businesses must prepare for flexible working changes
Plans to give workers more rights to request flexible working could impact on the way businesses operate, a leading employment lawyer has warned. ...
Published 12 Apr 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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