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CIEH launches toolkit for environmental health apprenticeships
The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) has published its new environmental health apprenticeship toolkit for employers in England, to encourage more organisations to take...
Published 20 Jul 2021
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Fire Safety Act 2021: the responsible person’s new duties
In the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire, the long-awaited Fire Safety Act 2021 has now made its way through a somewhat extended parliamentary process....
Published 20 Jul 2021
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Government warned not to ignore LGBT+ discrimination
Nearly 40 British trade unions have written to Equalities Minister Liz Truss to call for an urgent reset in the Government’s approach to LGBT+ rights....
Published 20 Jul 2021
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Data breaches: employees are your greatest risk
Insider risk poses the greatest threat to data protection in any organisation, according to a new report, Insider Data Breach Survey 2021, from egress. ...
Published 20 Jul 2021
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Employment Tribunals at breaking point
The Tribunal system is functioning at a snail’s pace and threatening access to justice for both workers and employers. ...
Published 20 Jul 2021
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Businesses urged to reality check their view of disability
A leading non-profit business and disability organisation has called on employers and business leaders to reality check their views on disability as they plan for...
Published 14 Jul 2021
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Using the wrong pronouns can amount to discrimination
Businesses are being warned about the consequences of the wrong use of gender pronouns and, therefore, misgendering in the workplace....
Published 14 Jul 2021
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HSE releases annual workplace fatality figures for 2020/21
A total of 142 workers were killed at work in Great Britain in 2020/21, according to data released by the HSE; an increase of 29...
Published 14 Jul 2021
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Cut costs to boost job sharing, say MPs
In an open letter to the Government, MPs and campaigners have requested ministers make job sharing standard by cutting the associated costs for employers. ...
Published 14 Jul 2021
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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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