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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
RICS releases new guide to make buildings healthier
Built environment organisation RICS has partnered with Ekkist, the UK’s first health and wellbeing consultancy for the built environment, to launch a new guide to...
Published 23 Oct 2023
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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
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Panic attacks at work: how to support employees
A panic attack can be a very upsetting thing to experience. If it happens in the workplace, it can be even more traumatic. Law firm...
Published 18 Oct 2023
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RISK
NEWS
Managing human error for a safe workplace
Everyone can make errors no matter how well trained and motivated they are. However, in the workplace, the consequences of such human failure can be...
Published 17 Oct 2023
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NEWS
RIDDOR: is a road accident reportable?
The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013 (RIDDOR) introduced the requirement for employers, and other people in control of work premises, to...
Published 17 Oct 2023
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WORKPLACE AND FACILITIES
NEWS
Office design causes employers to lose talent
In line with ADHD awareness month, new research has revealed businesses are losing valuable neurodivergent talent due to the design of office environments....
Published 17 Oct 2023
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BRIEFINGS
Delivering safely - how communication prevents accidents
Deliveries and collections are essential to business, but can be some of the most dangerous activities you have to deal with. This briefing deals primarily...
Published 11 Oct 2023
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NEWS
Work-related back pain: one size doesn’t fit all
A 'blanket approach' to getting people in the UK with back problems and other musculoskeletal issues to return to work will be ineffective, according to...
Published 10 Oct 2023
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WORKPLACE AND FACILITIES
NEWS
Call for removal of asbestos from all public buildings
A coalition of trade unions, representing more than four million UK workers, are calling for the removal of asbestos from all public buildings within the...
Published 10 Oct 2023
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WORKPLACE AND FACILITIES
NEWS
Developers no longer able to choose building control body
On 1 October, the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) became the Building Control Authority for all higher-risk buildings (HRBs) in England. This means that developers will...
Published 10 Oct 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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NEWS
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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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
NEWS
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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