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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
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World's biggest four-day working week pilot begins
More than 3,000 workers across 70 companies started a four-day week on full pay this week in the world's biggest pilot scheme looking at productivity...
Published 7 Jun 2022
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Tackle road freight supply chain in two years or impose industry levy, warn MPs
Intervention is needed to ensure the UK’s road freight supply chain and its workforce are more robust and resilient, MPs on the Transport Committee are...
Published 7 Jun 2022
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WORKPLACE AND FACILITIES
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Grenfell Tower cladding banned five years after deaths of 72 people
The specific type of cladding used on Grenfell Tower is now banned, five years after its use contributed to the fire that claimed the lives...
Published 7 Jun 2022
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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
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TUC: City bonuses are rising six times faster than wages
Bonuses in the City are at a record-high and rising six times faster than wages, according to new analysis published by the TUC. Analysis of...
Published 7 Jun 2022
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HSE guidance on risk assessment for pregnant workers changes
The HSE has announced that its guidance on new mothers and pregnant workers has changed, and employers must now complete an individual risk assessment for...
Published 7 Jun 2022
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HSE refused to investigate NHS staff COVID-19 deaths
A Freedom of Information request has revealed that the HSE refused to investigate reports from NHS trusts that ten frontline staff had died as a...
Published 1 Jun 2022
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PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
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Research finds two-thirds of employees don’t know how, when and where they’re supposed to work
A survey of 2,000 employees has revealed that more than half (53%) do not describe their employer as a good communicator, and 70% cannot agree...
Published 1 Jun 2022
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Apprenticeship system to be made simpler
The Government has announced that a number of improvements and simplifications to apprenticeships will come into force from August 2022. Among the changes include...
Published 1 Jun 2022
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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
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The UK's ‘Gender pensions gap’ hits 38%
The gender pensions income gap in the UK means that retired women effectively go for four-and-a-half months each year without getting a pension. Last Thursday...
Published 1 Jun 2022
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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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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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