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Employers can lead reduction in commuter transport emissions
Businesses should take more responsibility for cutting their employees’ emissions, says the CBI. ...
Published 5 May 2021
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Employers urged to address ‘always on’ work culture
A new survey finds most employers have seen presenteeism and leaveism in staff over the last year. ...
Published 5 May 2021
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Channel 4 launches dedicated pregnancy loss policy
Channel 4 has announced the launch of its first ever dedicated pregnancy loss policy, designed to support employees through pregnancy loss. ...
Published 5 May 2021
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Campaign launched to speed up gender pay gap reporting
Major businesses and equality campaigners are backing a new campaign by pay gap specialist Spktral to speed up the gender pay gap reporting process. ...
Published 5 May 2021
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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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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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