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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
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Women working from home suffering; men have benefited
Women working from home regularly are less positive about their career prospects than men, new research shows. They are also less optimistic about getting recognition...
Published 26 Apr 2022
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What is a Vento band and why are they increasing?
Did you know that a Tribunal can make an award for injury to feelings to compensate for the consequences of discrimination? A Tribunal may make...
Published 26 Apr 2022
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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
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Employment Tribunal proceedings could be recorded
Employment Tribunal hearings conducted remotely could be recorded and transcripts made available under plans being considered by senior judges....
Published 26 Apr 2022
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Disabled workers earn £1.93 per hour less than non-disabled employees
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has published figures that show disabled workers earn on average £1.93 per hour less than non-disabled employees, which equates...
Published 26 Apr 2022
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New study reveals nearly one in five employers likely to make redundancies this year
A new survey from ACAS has found that nearly one in five employers (18%) are likely to make staff redundancies over the next year....
Published 26 Apr 2022
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WORKPLACE AND FACILITIES
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Government must commit to strategy to remove all asbestos in 40 years
The Work and Pensions Committee’s report, The Health and Safety Executive’s Approach to Asbestos Management, was published on 21 April 2022 and calls on the...
Published 26 Apr 2022
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Construction company fined after building collapse
A construction company was fined after much of a three-bedroom domestic property collapsed during a loft conversion and ground floor extension work....
Published 26 Apr 2022
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Lack of free COVID-19 LFTs are exacerbating business and staffing issues
The lack of free or cheap COVID-19 lateral flow tests (LFT) is exacerbating business and staffing issues and forcing organisations to make difficult and costly...
Published 20 Apr 2022
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Construction boss convicted of manslaughter following roofer fall
The boss of a construction company has been convicted of the manslaughter of a contractor who died after falling two storeys on a building site....
Published 20 Apr 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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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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‘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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