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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
BRIEFINGS
Interns vs. work placements
Internships and work placements offer valuable opportunities for individuals to gain experience and for businesses to meet short-term demands. However, developments in the law around...
Published 18 Sept 2023
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PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
NEWS
Creating a culture of learning in the workplace
If you want to keep your most valued employees, you need to ensure that they feel a part of the organisation. This means ensuring your...
Published 13 Sept 2023
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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
BRIEFINGS
Learning and development: the impact on mental health
Staff wellbeing needs to be addressed, and at a cultural level within the organisation. This includes the organisation’s approach to learning and development (L&D) programmes...
Published 13 Sept 2023
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RISK
NEWS
How AI could transform workplace safety
In recent years, advances in computing have produced software that can process large volumes of data quickly. Louis Wustemann looks at the potential impact that...
Published 12 Sept 2023
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WORKPLACE AND FACILITIES
NEWS
New regulations published under the Building Safety Act 2022
The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) has published further Regulations under the Building Safety Act 2022....
Published 12 Sept 2023
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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
NEWS
New stress campaign focuses on HGV drivers
The HSE's Working Minds campaign will now target HGV drivers – and their bosses – to promote good mental health whilst at work. ...
Published 12 Sept 2023
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WORKPLACE AND FACILITIES
NEWS
Business net zero plans blown off track by energy crisis
Eighty-two per cent of UK business leaders say the energy crisis will impact their organisation's ability to meet emissions reduction plans, according to research published...
Published 12 Sept 2023
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RISK
NEWS
Hybrid working: the highs and lows
Hybrid working is now a part of many of our working lives and brings certain benefits with it. But how healthy is this style of...
Published 6 Sept 2023
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WORKPLACE AND FACILITIES
NEWS
Concrete crisis: a concern for all building managers?
Ministers have ordered schools to immediately shut buildings made with reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) until safety work is undertaken. The focus has been on...
Published 5 Sept 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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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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