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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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PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
NEWS
Manager awarded £36,000 as job was too boring
Do your employees ever complain of boredom? Have you had to leave a job because it was so tedious?...
Published 17 Jun 2020
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RISK
NEWS
HSE issues safety alert against facemasks
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has issued a safety alert regarding the use of KN95 facemasks as Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), urging employers and...
Published 17 Jun 2020
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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
NEWS
Review into helping employers support domestic abuse survivors launched
The availability of flexible working, unplanned leave and other employment needs will be examined in a new review of how employers and government could better...
Published 17 Jun 2020
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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
NEWS
Ethnicity pay gap reporting to be debated in parliament
A petition calling for mandatory ethnicity pay gap reporting for UK businesses that have 250 or more employees has received over 100,000 signatures....
Published 17 Jun 2020
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WORKPLACE AND FACILITIES
NEWS
‘COVID-secure’ workplaces – what are they and how will they be regulated?
As restrictions start to be lifted and many begin to return to work, the phrase ‘COVID-secure’ workplace has been used a lot. But what defines...
Published 10 Jun 2020
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PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
NEWS
Two in three businesses have no clear employee training plans
New research from CIPD and Accenture shows firms must accelerate the move to digital learning experiences as the workplace goes virtual....
Published 10 Jun 2020
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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
NEWS
Sustainable recovery means a commitment to long-term employee wellbeing
Workforce productivity measures effectively implemented by organisations to minimise the immediate disruption of COVID-19 are not being matched with a similar commitment to support longer-term...
Published 10 Jun 2020
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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
NEWS
Black Lives Matter – time for employers to act?
The news is currently dominated by the Black Lives matter campaign, following the death of George Floyd in the US....
Published 10 Jun 2020
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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
NEWS
Fair minimum wages – European Commission launches second-stage consultation
The European Commission has launched the second-stage consultation of European trade unions and employers' organisations on how to ensure fair minimum wages for all workers...
Published 10 Jun 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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