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Equality watchdog concludes monitoring of Labour Party
The Labour Party has made the changes required by its agreed action plan to address breaches of the Equality Act, says Britain’s equality regulator. ...
Published 20 Feb 2023
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Fire safety: new guidance on fire doors
Following the implementation of the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022, which came into force on 23 January 2023, new guidance has now been published to...
Published 20 Feb 2023
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Remote driving: robust regulation needed
The Law Commission has published advice to government on how to regulate remote driving on UK roads. ...
Published 20 Feb 2023
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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
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McDonald’s signs legal agreement to tackle sexual harassment
McDonald’s Restaurants Limited has signed a legal agreement with the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) in response to concerns about the handling of sexual...
Published 14 Feb 2023
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Transgender discrimination disputes double in a year
The number of employment disputes relating to alleged discrimination against transgender employees has more than doubled in the past year....
Published 14 Feb 2023
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Redundancy during pregnancy Bill closer to becoming law
A Bill to make provision for protection from redundancy during or after pregnancy or after periods of maternity, adoption or shared parental leave, is one...
Published 14 Feb 2023
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Employers advised to avoid anti-competitive practices
New materials have been published by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) in an effort to boost business compliance and remind employers of their legal...
Published 14 Feb 2023
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PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
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Firms fail to use people data to make decisions
A new CIPD survey of business leaders reveals a significant mismatch between the scale of the challenge that workforce issues currently pose to businesses and...
Published 14 Feb 2023
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WORKPLACE AND FACILITIES
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Offices don’t accommodate older workers
A study by global workplace leader, Unispace – Creating a Multigenerational Workplace – has found that despite the increasing percentage of more mature professionals in...
Published 14 Feb 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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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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‘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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