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Government scraps Building Safety Manager role
The government has announced that the role of Building Safety Manager – a key part of the Building Safety Bill – will be scrapped in...
Published 30 Mar 2022
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New statutory code to prevent fire and rehire tactics
On Tuesday 29 March, Labour Markets minister, Paul Scully, announced a new statutory code on the practice of ‘fire and rehire’. The code will clamp...
Published 30 Mar 2022
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Zero tolerance for phone use behind the wheel as law changes
It is now illegal for motorists to use a handheld mobile phone under virtually any circumstance while driving. Since Friday 25 March 2022 motorists will...
Published 30 Mar 2022
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HSE releases new home worker health and safety guidance
Employers have the same health and safety responsibilities for those working at home as any other worker. The HSE has released updated home working guidance...
Published 30 Mar 2022
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Minimum wage for seafarers, announces Shapps
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has revealed he may bring forward legislation to extend the UK minimum wage to seafarers, following the announcement by P&O Ferries...
Published 30 Mar 2022
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Documents reveal asbestos manufacturer was aware of dangers
According to documents released following a lengthy court battle, Cape Intermediate Holdings Limited – one of the UK’s biggest manufacturers of asbestos – alongside industry...
Published 23 Mar 2022
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UK leading the way on hybrid working
UK employees and their organisations are reaping the benefits of flexible working, according to new research released by Microsoft. ...
Published 23 Mar 2022
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Unions demand a date for Employment Bill in wake of P&O scandal
Trade unions have demanded the business secretary names a date for the government’s long-overdue Employment Bill in the wake of the P&O Ferries scandal....
Published 23 Mar 2022
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Would employees come back to the office if their commute was paid for?
Research has shown that 76% of business owners believe their employees would be incentivised to return to the workplace if their commute time was included...
Published 23 Mar 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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