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BSI publishes competence criteria for all building workers
The BSI has published new competence criteria intending to minimise safety risks and improve protection to consumers and occupants, including residents, in and about buildings. ...
Published 5 May 2021
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Half of employers are not complying with sick pay rules
Half of UK employers are failing to comply with legislation introduced last year on sick pay, according to research undertaken for group risk protection industry...
Published 5 May 2021
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New ACAS advice on managing long COVID
Coronavirus (COVID-19) can cause symptoms for some people that can last weeks or months after the infection has gone. ...
Published 5 May 2021
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Company property: how to ensure you get it back!
The sight of former employees exiting a building with a cardboard box of their belongings is not too unusual. However, when the employee has taken...
Published 5 May 2021
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Metro operator fined £1.5m after employee is electrocuted
Tyne and Wear Metro operator Nexus was fined £1.5m on 23 April, after pleading guilty to an offence under the Health and Safety at Work...
Published 28 Apr 2021
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Addison Lee: another gig economy employer loses workers’ rights battle
Private hire firm Addison Lee will not be permitted to appeal an Employment Tribunal’s decision that drivers are entitled to workers’ rights. ...
Published 28 Apr 2021
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Letter to PM argues sleep-in shifts are working time
UNISON and Mencap have written jointly to the Prime Minister calling for immediate reform of minimum wage laws affecting thousands of care workers. ...
Published 28 Apr 2021
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Code of practice for fire risk appraisal open for consultation
The public consultation process for the new code of practice for fire risk appraisal and assessment of external wall construction and cladding of existing blocks...
Published 28 Apr 2021
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Government stopping digital right-to-work checks
The Home Office announcement that it will stop digital right-to-work checks from 17 May has been met with criticism by industry bodies. ...
Published 27 Apr 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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