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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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BRIEFINGS
Is age a factor in health and safety?
Age discrimination in the workplace is a pervasive issue that affects many aspects of employment, including hiring decisions. From a health and safety perspective, age...
Published 30 Oct 2024
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BRIEFINGS
The implications of remote working
The shift to remote working, accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic, has fundamentally changed the way employers manage their staff. While remote work offers numerous benefits,...
Published 30 Oct 2024
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WORKPLACE AND FACILITIES
NEWS
Company fined £900k after legionella risk to residents
A company has been fined following an outbreak of legionella at its sheltered housing accommodation in Birkenhead, putting vulnerable residents at risk of contracting Legionnaires’...
Published 25 Oct 2024
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NEWS
Businesses urged to provide better menopause support
The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) has renewed its call on employers to create supportive environments where people feel comfortable discussing menopause. IOSH...
Published 25 Oct 2024
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WORKPLACE AND FACILITIES
BRIEFINGS
Asbestos – not just a problem of the past
Asbestos has been banned for many years, yet it still causes thousands of deaths per year. In fact, studies show that we should expect to...
Published 25 Oct 2024
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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
BLOGS
Why bother about mental health issues?
The increase in mental health awareness has increased exponentially since the COVID-19 pandemic. What makes anything different from pre-COVID? Why all the bother?...
Published 10 Oct 2024
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GUIDES
H&S Management Systems - A Guide
A health and safety management system can be utilised to help manage health and safety in an organisation. Most health and safety or environmental management...
Published 9 Oct 2024
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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
BLOGS
Enhancing wellbeing at work through effective internal communication
The success of organisations hinges not just on what they communicate, but on how effectively they collaborate across departments to create an engaging and supportive...
Published 9 Oct 2024
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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
NEWS
Urgent action needed to tackle “epidemic” of long working hours, says IOSH
Half the UK’s workers regularly put in two or more additional hours without pay every week – many of them an hour or more a...
Published 30 Sept 2024
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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
The King's speech July 2024: implications for employers
Published 23 Jul 2024
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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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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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