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Unbearably cold office? Your legal duties explained
Winter is truly upon us and as temperatures drop, some employees are spending their days in uncomfortably cold workplaces. For employers, this is a vital issue that needs to be addressed. While heating can be costly, the price of not meeting your legal duties when it comes to workplace temperature could be higher.
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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
NEWS
Should employers give paid time off for vaccines?
New research by ACAS has found that a quarter of British employers have not been giving their staff paid time off for COVID-19 vaccinations. ...
Published 18 Aug 2021
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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
BRIEFINGS
Should employers allow employees to work from abroad?
With the majority of office workers having worked from home over the past 18 months, some may be dreaming about temporarily, or even permanently, relocating...
Published 18 Aug 2021
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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
NEWS
TUPE transfers: are favourable contractual changes void?
Any variation to a transferring employee's contract is void if the sole or principal reason for variation is the transfer. Well, in some circumstances. ...
Published 10 Aug 2021
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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
NEWS
Menopause at centre of increasing number of tribunals
An increasing number of women are bringing cases to the Employment Tribunal which cite menopause as the reason for unfair dismissal and direct sex discrimination....
Published 10 Aug 2021
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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
NEWS
Labour demands Government brings forward Employment Bill
Labour has demanded that the Government brings forward its promised Employment Bill to enshrine the right to work flexibly in law post-COVID-19. ...
Published 10 Aug 2021
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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
NEWS
Employment Tribunal warns against “hyper-sensitivity”
A lawyer who took her employer, PSI CRO UK, to tribunal over claims of sexual harassment and unfair dismissal, has lost her case after a...
Published 10 Aug 2021
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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
NEWS
Employers ‘named and shamed’ for paying less than Minimum Wage
One hundred and ninety-nine businesses have been named for breaking National Minimum Wage law. ...
Published 10 Aug 2021
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WORKPLACE AND FACILITIES
NEWS
Only 11% of businesses measure their carbon footprint
Research published this week by the British Chambers of Commerce in partnership with O2 has found that only 11% responding businesses are measuring their carbon...
Published 10 Aug 2021
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WORKPLACE AND FACILITIES
BRIEFINGS
The law on asbestos - how to mitigate the risks
A wood-working company and its director were fined after an HSE inspection uncovered a number of failings and risks around a significant quantity of asbestos...
Published 10 Aug 2021
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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
BRIEFINGS
The workplace Christmas party
There are many benefits to having an ‘in person’ work Christmas party. It is an ideal opportunity for colleagues to get together in a relaxed...
Published 8 Dec 2022
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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
NEWS
Muslim banker sacked for calling his boss on Christmas Day was unfairly dismissed
A Muslim banker who lost his job after contacting his bosses on Christmas Day was unfairly dismissed, an Employment Tribunal has ruled. ...
Published 7 Apr 2021
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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
NEWS
HSE produces risk assessment on working in cold temperatures
As winter takes hold, the HSE has produced some helpful advice on keeping people as comfortable as possible when working in the cold....
Published 1 Dec 2022
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RISK
NEWS
Work at height: employee’s fall from driver’s cab results in £1m fine
A logistics company has been fined £1 million after an employee fell over ten metres and sustained serious injuries....
Published 13 Aug 2024
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RISK
GUIDES
The dangers of working at height: a manager’s guide
Working at height remains one of the biggest causes of fatalities and major injuries. Common cases include falls from ladders and through fragile surfaces....
Published 11 Apr 2023
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WORKPLACE AND FACILITIES
NEWS
It’s time to get tough on asbestos, says IOSH
Stronger measures on asbestos management are needed to save lives, according to the global body for health and safety professionals....
Published 8 Feb 2022
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