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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
Transgender discrimination disputes double in a year
The number of employment disputes relating to alleged discrimination against transgender employees has more than doubled in the past year....
Published 14 Feb 2023
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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
NEWS
Redundancy during pregnancy Bill closer to becoming law
A Bill to make provision for protection from redundancy during or after pregnancy or after periods of maternity, adoption or shared parental leave, is one...
Published 14 Feb 2023
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WORKPLACE AND FACILITIES
NEWS
Offices don’t accommodate older workers
A study by global workplace leader, Unispace – Creating a Multigenerational Workplace – has found that despite the increasing percentage of more mature professionals in...
Published 14 Feb 2023
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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
NEWS
McDonald’s signs legal agreement to tackle sexual harassment
McDonald’s Restaurants Limited has signed a legal agreement with the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) in response to concerns about the handling of sexual...
Published 14 Feb 2023
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PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
NEWS
Firms fail to use people data to make decisions
A new CIPD survey of business leaders reveals a significant mismatch between the scale of the challenge that workforce issues currently pose to businesses and...
Published 14 Feb 2023
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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
NEWS
Employers advised to avoid anti-competitive practices
New materials have been published by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) in an effort to boost business compliance and remind employers of their legal...
Published 14 Feb 2023
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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
BRIEFINGS
Are side hustles acceptable to employers?
The concept of a side hustle has become better known over the last few years. In this briefing, Ben Stepney investigates what the term means...
Published 14 Feb 2023
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PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
NEWS
Only 4% of employers spend their full apprenticeship levy funding
New research from City & Guilds shows that levy-paying employers are using an average of 55.5% of available funds and a mere 4% have used...
Published 7 Feb 2023
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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
NEWS
New law to give millions more say over working hours
The government has backed a law that gives all workers the legal right to request a predictable working pattern. ...
Published 7 Feb 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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