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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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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
NEWS
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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RISK
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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BRIEFINGS
Dust at work: preventing lung disease
Thousands of cases of irreversible lung diseases, such as silicosis, are reported annually. Caused by exposure to dust at work, such diseases are preventable, but...
Published 10 Oct 2023
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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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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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