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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
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Employees’ financial wellbeing is the elephant in the room
Is it the employer’s responsibility to assist with employees’ financial wellbeing?...
Published 2 Jun 2021
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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
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Post-COVID: the future for work and wellbeing
How do we ensure the wellbeing of staff once COVID-19 restrictions have been lifted? ...
Published 2 Jun 2021
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PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
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Cash boost for apprenticeships launched
As of 1 June, employers of all sizes in England can now apply for extra funding to help them take on new apprentices. ...
Published 2 Jun 2021
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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
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Employers urged to address people working when unwell
More than three-quarters (77%) of employers have observed ‘presenteeism’ – people working when unwell – in employees who are working from home in the last...
Published 2 Jun 2021
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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
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New mental health standard to be introduced this summer
The arrival of a new ISO standard, ISO 45003, this summer will put the management of psychological health and safety and psychosocial risk firmly in...
Published 2 Jun 2021
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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
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Gig economy – definition of self-employed is urgently needed
The latest development in the Addison Lee worker rights case is another sign that “government must urgently step in on the confusion in the gig...
Published 26 May 2021
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RISK
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Long working hours leading to heart disease and stroke
Long working hours led to 745,000 deaths from stroke and ischemic heart disease in 2016, a 29% increase since 2000. ...
Published 26 May 2021
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Roof work: the biggest cause of deaths in construction
Roof work accounts for a quarter of all deaths in the construction industry, the HSE has said....
Published 26 May 2021
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COVID-related workplace deaths “massively under-reported”
The number of people who have died from exposure to COVID-19 at work is being “massively under-reported” by employers, according to a new TUC report....
Published 26 May 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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