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Link between financial wellbeing and mental health strengthens
Almost a quarter of the UK’s largest listed employers have improved their performance on workplace mental health overall in the past year, and almost half now recognise the link between financial wellbeing and the mental health of their employees, according to the second annual CCLA Corporate Mental Health Benchmark- UK 100, published this month.
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WORKPLACE AND FACILITIES
NEWS
IWFM highlights “megatrends” in FM industry
IWFM has highlighted the importance of ensuring employees have the necessary training and resources to work effectively in new research....
Published 4 Dec 2023
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RISK
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Call for clearer reporting of workplace accidents
The Access Industry Forum (AIF), the forum that represents the principal work at height trade associations and federations, is calling for clearer reporting of workplace...
Published 4 Dec 2023
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WORKPLACE AND FACILITIES
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New regulator sets out strategic plan for building safety
The Building Safety Regulator (BSR) has published its first three-year strategic plan, establishing a vision to create a built environment where everyone is competent and...
Published 4 Dec 2023
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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
BRIEFINGS
The Predictable Hours Act: what employers need to know
In September 2023, the Workers (Predictable Terms and Conditions) Act was passed, giving individuals on atypical contracts - including those on zero hours contracts –...
Published 4 Dec 2023
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RISK
NEWS
Film set health and safety is akin to a construction site
Film industry figures are calling for health and safety to be made a priority to avoid any more lives being put at risk, the BBC...
Published 28 Nov 2023
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3.7 million workers suffer work-limiting health conditions
New analysis by the Health Foundation reveals that 3.7 million people (12% of the working age population) are currently in work and reporting a ‘work-limiting’...
Published 28 Nov 2023
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Self-driving vehicles: MPs welcome new Bill
The Transport Committee has welcomed the Government’s positive response to its calls for new legislation for self-driving vehicles, but says its ‘safety ambition’, for the...
Published 28 Nov 2023
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RISK
BRIEFINGS
What do the HSE’s statistics tell us about our approach to health and safety?
Each year, statistics relating to accidents, incidents, fatalities and occupational diseases are published. Organisations want to see how they have fared, or not. So do...
Published 27 Nov 2023
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RISK
NEWS
Back to Work Plan: will sanctions make health worse?
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt and Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Mel Stride have unveiled their Back to Work Plan – a package of employment-focused...
Published 22 Nov 2023
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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
The King's speech July 2024: implications for employers
Published 23 Jul 2024
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RISK
NEWS
Why are there so many slips, trips and falls?
Statistics from across the world indicate that slips and trips are a common problem. Claire Deacon PhD, Health and Safety Trainer with International Workplace, looks...
Published 30 Aug 2023
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Why are falls from height still the highest cause of deaths?
Work at height continues to be the most common cause of fatal injury, according to the HSE’s latest statistics, published on 6 July....
Published 11 Jul 2023
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RISK
NEWS
Who is responsible for safe work on your own home?
A man has been given a suspended sentence after he carried out unsafe work on an extension to his own home in Manchester....
Published 24 Jun 2024
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WORKPLACE AND FACILITIES
NEWS
Water systems at risk of Legionella as heat rises
Employers and premises managers are being warned of the importance of being mindful of the impact hot weather can have on the presence of Legionella...
Published 13 Jun 2023
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RISK
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Women need to be recognised in workplace health and safety, says report
Men and women’s different working conditions and treatment by society can affect the risks both genders face at work, as well as how to assess...
Published 23 Jan 2020
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PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
NEWS
Training: employers need to think like employees!
Employers and employees don’t see eye-to-eye on the definition of meaningful training, and it’s creating a predicament for L&D. That’s the finding of a new...
Published 6 Jun 2023
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