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ACAS publishes new advice on staff suspensions at work
ACAS has published new advice on how to consider and handle staff suspensions at work. A suspension is when an employer tells an employee to...
Published 21 Sept 2022
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Unions launch legal challenge against agency worker regulations
Eleven trade unions, coordinated by the TUC and represented by Thompsons Solicitors LLP, have begun legal proceedings to protect the right to strike. ...
Published 21 Sept 2022
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Firm fined £115,000 after worker’s hand was cut off in machine
A worker whose hand was cut off while he was repairing a factory machine has said his injuries are so bad he struggles to pick...
Published 21 Sept 2022
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Younger workers reconsidering WFH to combat rising utility costs
Almost a quarter (23%) of under-35s who can work from home have said they would consider coming into the office more due to rising energy...
Published 14 Sept 2022
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Meta fined €405m over handling of data
The owner of Instagram, Facebook and Whatsapp, Meta, has been fined €405m (£349m) by the Irish data watchdog, the DPC, for allowing teenagers to set...
Published 14 Sept 2022
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Teacher sent to prison for contempt of court
A teacher who refused to use gender-neutral pronouns for a transgender student has been sent to Mountjoy prison for contempt of court. Enoch Burke was...
Published 14 Sept 2022
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HSE inspectors to assess the management of asbestos in schools
The HSE will be carrying out a programme of inspections to primary and secondary schools in England, Scotland and Wales from September 2022 onwards. The...
Published 14 Sept 2022
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Firms and employees sentenced after death of worker
Two companies and two people have been sentenced after an 18-year-old construction worker was fatally injured while working on a house-build construction site....
Published 12 Sept 2022
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Funeral bank holiday rules – do employees get a day off?
Monday 19 September has been declared a national bank holiday in order to commemorate Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s State Funeral. The day will allow...
Published 12 Sept 2022
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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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