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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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Competition law – understanding price fixing
Competition law is a series of rules and regulations which seeks to maintain fair competition in an open market and regulate anti-competitive conduct by companies....
Published 3 Dec 2019
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New government must work with business to boost UK corporate governance, says IoD
The next government and business must work together after the General Election to restore trust in how British companies are run, the Institute of Directors...
Published 27 Nov 2019
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Royal Mail loses appeal over £50m fine for breaking competition law
Royal Mail has lost its appeal against a £50m fine from media regulator Ofcom for anti-competitive behaviour against the parcels business Whistl, its largest competitor....
Published 12 Nov 2019
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Bribery and corruption: managing the risks of trading overseas
The Department for International Trade has produced the following advice on business integrity for companies, to manage risk of bribery and corruption when trading overseas....
Published 7 Nov 2019
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New parking code could give motorists ten-minute grace period in private car parks
Private parking firms would be required to give drivers a ten-minute grace period after their tickets expire as part of the government’s clamp down on...
Published 4 Nov 2019
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First ever UK human rights tracker launched
A tool to make the UK’s human rights records transparent, and the Government accountable, launched on 9 October....
Published 15 Oct 2019
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Are workplace parking levies the future?
A number of UK cities and towns are considering introducing workplace parking levies (WPL) as a way of tackling air quality and emissions targets and...
Published 15 Oct 2019
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Social media: an acceptable interviewee vetting method?
Employers want to know as much about prospective employees as possible before offering them a role, and in today’s world it’s perhaps not surprising that...
Published 8 Oct 2019
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Is sick building syndrome making an unwelcome comeback?
Sick building syndrome (SBS) is largely believed to be a phenomenon of the 1990s but new findings in a survey carried out by intelligent business...
Published 3 Oct 2019
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The King's speech July 2024: implications for employers
Published 23 Jul 2024
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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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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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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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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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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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