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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
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April 2023: upcoming employment law changes
It’s that time of the year when employment law changes traditionally take effect, and this year there have been significant increases in several rates and...
Published 30 Mar 2023
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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
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Met Police review reveals institutional discrimination
Baroness Louise Casey’s final report into the Metropolitan Police has been published and finds severe institutional failings across the organisation that will require radical reform...
Published 28 Mar 2023
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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
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UK bosses commit to getting prisoners into work
More than 90 business experts have been enlisted as prison employment advisors to help drive thousands of prison leavers into work and away from a...
Published 28 Mar 2023
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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
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Government reviews whistleblowing laws
A review of the whistleblowing framework – the laws that support workers who blow the whistle on wrongdoing in the workplace – has been launched...
Published 28 Mar 2023
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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
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IKEA signs agreement to address sexual harassment
IKEA UK has entered into a legal agreement with the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), to improve its policies and practices in relation to...
Published 28 Mar 2023
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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
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Number of UK fit notes hits record high
The number of fit notes issued by NHS medical professionals hit a record high of 10.4m in 2021/22 (an increase of 11%), an analysis of...
Published 28 Mar 2023
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RISK
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Morrisons fined £3.5m after employee falls to death
Supermarket chain WM Morrisons has been fined £3.5 million after an epileptic employee died when he fell from the stairs during a seizure. ...
Published 21 Mar 2023
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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
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PM urged to introduce ethnicity pay gap reporting
Business in the Community (BITC) has written to the Prime Minister and Leader of the Opposition calling for the introduction of mandatory ethnicity pay gap...
Published 21 Mar 2023
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PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
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10 factors that increase staff turnover
Certain common elements drive staff and employees to leave work, according to new research by WhenWorkWorks....
Published 20 Mar 2023
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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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WORKPLACE AND FACILITIES
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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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