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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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New bill offers greater redundancy protection for pregnant women and new mothers
After failing to complete its passage through parliament in 2019, a bill designed to give pregnant women and new mothers greater protections against redundancy has...
Published 15 Jul 2020
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Failure to create safe working environment could result in jail for employers
Business owners that do not follow government rules to protect staff and customers as the lockdown is eased could find themselves in prison for breaking...
Published 15 Jul 2020
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Employee fired for not keeping kids quiet during work calls
A working mum-of-two has claimed that she was sacked from her job after her children disrupted work calls....
Published 15 Jul 2020
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Changes to criminal records regarding automatic disclosure of offences
The government has announced it intends to make changes to the criminal records disclosure rules to ensure the right balance is struck between rehabilitating offenders...
Published 15 Jul 2020
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Black Lives Matter – returning to a very different workplace
With the recent spotlight on the Black Lives Matter movement, many employers have publicly declared their support....
Published 8 Jul 2020
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Workplace fatalities are lowest on record
The HSE has released its annual figures for the number of work-related fatalities in 2019/20, as well as the number of people known to have...
Published 8 Jul 2020
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BSI publishes updated guidelines on preventing the spread of COVID-19
The British Standards Institution (BSI) has published version 2 of its Safe Working Guidelines, designed to help organisations protect people at work from the ongoing...
Published 8 Jul 2020
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Survey reveals impact of remote working on wellbeing and health
A new survey from Office Space in Town (OSiT) has identified some of the impacts of lockdown remote working on wellbeing and health, with findings...
Published 8 Jul 2020
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Lesbian barrister to sue LGBT charity and her chambers for silencing her
A barrister has lodged a claim at the Employment Tribunal against LGBT charity Stonewall and her chambers, Garden Court Chambers, for allegedly trying to 'silence'...
Published 8 Jul 2020
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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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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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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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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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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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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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