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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
First ‘Afro hair code’ fights hair discrimination at work
The Halo Collection has launched the Halo Code, the UK’s first Black hair code for workplaces to prevent discrimination based on hair style or texture. ...
Published 15 Dec 2020
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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
NEWS
40% of employees expect to extend the festive period
With a third of UK employees having more than half their holiday allowance left to take, 65% say they intend to use this up before...
Published 9 Dec 2020
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WORKPLACE AND FACILITIES
NEWS
Post-COVID workplaces: rethink or relocate?
What challenges and barriers do property developers and corporate COOs face in terms of creating spaces that meet their workspace occupants’ rapidly evolving requirements?...
Published 9 Dec 2020
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RISK
NEWS
Government to consult on unfair employment clauses in a boost for low-paid workers
Proposed new measures to allow workers’ greater freedom to find new or additional work have been unveiled by Business Secretary Alok Sharma....
Published 9 Dec 2020
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RISK
NEWS
COVID-19 vaccine – an employment contract requirement?
With the COVID-19 vaccine now being rolled out across the country, Pam Loch asks can employers insist that employees have it?...
Published 8 Dec 2020
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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
NEWS
Employment law post-Brexit: what can we expect?
Karen Plumbley-Jones, employment expert at law firm Womble Bond Dickinson, forecasts what changes can be expected for employers in the UK post-Brexit. ...
Published 8 Dec 2020
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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
NEWS
New think tank seeks to influence disability and business agenda
A new think has launched to increase the participation of business and disabled people in the development of economic and social policy at a UK...
Published 7 Dec 2020
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RISK
NEWS
Exodus of EU workers highlights need to train UK employees
The latest ONS labour market statistics, published earlier this week, have highlighted a dramatic fall in the number of EU-born citizens in employment. ...
Published 2 Dec 2020
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WORKPLACE AND FACILITIES
NEWS
Amazon's Panorama box monitors staff’s compliance with COVID-19 rules
Amazon has developed a new system designed to enable companies to detect when staff are not following Coronavirus rules....
Published 2 Dec 2020
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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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