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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
NEWS
‘Connected’ employees adapt better to career changes
Employees are much better at adapting to career transitions in their company if they feel a connection from the very beginning. ...
Published 25 Apr 2023
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RISK
BRIEFINGS
Workplace health and safety: a fundamental right
The World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2023 takes place on 28 April and this year will explore how to implement a safe...
Published 25 Apr 2023
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WORKPLACE AND FACILITIES
NEWS
Registration of high-rise buildings opens
The Building Safety Regulator has opened the registration process for high-rise residential buildings in England. ...
Published 18 Apr 2023
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RISK
NEWS
Organisations will be prosecuted for employees’ fraud
A new failure to prevent fraud offence will make it easier to prosecute a large organisation if an employee commits fraud for the organisation’s benefit....
Published 18 Apr 2023
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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
NEWS
New guidance on how to ‘use’ the Equality Act
New government guidance has been published to help employers understand how they can use the ‘positive action’ provisions in the Equality Act 2010....
Published 18 Apr 2023
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RISK
NEWS
New data laws debated in Parliament
New data regulations that will reduce annoying cookie pop ups, crackdown on nuisance calls with bigger fines and contribute £4.7 billion to the UK economy...
Published 18 Apr 2023
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RISK
NEWS
Mental health first aid Bill could have negative consequences
Three former board members of Mental Health First Aid England have published an open letter asking for the Private Members Bill requiring employers to offer...
Published 18 Apr 2023
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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
NEWS
Employers must offer age-related female-specific support
Employers need to offer health and wellbeing support that is specifically targeted to female employees, and more specifically, to their age demographic, Towergate Health &...
Published 18 Apr 2023
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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
BRIEFINGS
The Coronation bank holiday - what employers need to know
In this briefing, rradar Associate Solicitor Victoria Sugden explains that, while it might be thought that the Coronation bank holiday would apply to everyone, this...
Published 18 Apr 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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