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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
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New Government ‘passport’ to help disabled graduates into work
Hundreds of disabled university students are set to benefit from a new ‘passport’ scheme that will support them as they move into work....
Published 8 Dec 2021
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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
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Ethnicity pay gaps exist across the UK
Ethnicity pay gaps continue to exist across the UK, according to PwC analysis. ...
Published 8 Dec 2021
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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
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Bus driver sacked for being “too short”
A bus driver who worked for the same company for 34 years has now been sacked for being "too short"....
Published 8 Dec 2021
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RISK
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Grenfell: Successive governments hid fire safety risks
Successive Governments concealed fire safety risks to buildings, resulting in one of the major scandals of our time, the Grenfell Tower fire inquiry heard this...
Published 8 Dec 2021
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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
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Revise menopause policies or face lawsuits, employers warned
Women who feel they have been discriminated against at work on the grounds of the menopause are seeking legal action in much higher numbers. ...
Published 8 Dec 2021
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GENERAL
NEWS
Virtual classroom: a new form of live learning
Employers are making decisions around employees’ training needs post COVID-19 and many are concerned about bringing high numbers of people into a physical classroom. As...
Published 8 Dec 2021
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RISK
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Manufacturer fined £90,000 for multiple health and safety breaches
A company that manufactures perimeter protection products has been fined after repeated breaches of health and safety law over a period of 18 months, including...
Published 8 Dec 2021
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Government urged to overhaul health and safety for pregnant women
Charity Maternity Action is calling for the Government to immediately act to overhaul health and safety rules for pregnant women in the workplace, which is...
Published 8 Dec 2021
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Key workers report rising rates of abuse
Environmental solutions company, Veolia, has reported an 118% rise in abuse of frontline staff compared to the same period last year and in response has...
Published 1 Dec 2021
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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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RISK
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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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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
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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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