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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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WORKPLACE AND FACILITIES
NEWS
FCA proposes new rules to tackle greenwashing
In a bid to clamp down on greenwashing, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is proposing a package of new measures including investment product sustainability labels...
Published 28 Oct 2022
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RISK
NEWS
£400k fine for Bernard Matthews following two separate incidents
Bernard Matthew’s Food Ltd has been fined £400,000 following two separate incidents where employees were seriously injured. Colin Frewin was left permanently paralysed and spent...
Published 20 Oct 2022
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RISK
NEWS
Royal Mail to pay £100,000 in damages to whistleblower
Royal Mail has been ordered to pay more than £100,000 to an employee due to bullying and unfair dismissal after she blew the whistle on...
Published 20 Oct 2022
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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
NEWS
Over half of bosses agree with at least one form of monitoring for home workers
New research from the CIPD and HiBob shows that more than half of bosses (55%) agree with collecting information on regular home workers, including the...
Published 20 Oct 2022
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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
NEWS
One in three employers do not feel well equipped to support women going through the menopause at work
A new survey from ACAS has found that a third of employers (33%) do not feel well equipped to support women going through the menopause....
Published 20 Oct 2022
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RISK
BRIEFINGS
Will the Retained EU Law Bill create big changes in UK employment law?
The Retained EU Law (Reform and Revocation) Bill, also known as the Brexit Freedoms Bill, is intended to enable the Government to amend, repeal and...
Published 20 Oct 2022
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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
NEWS
Government must be wary of scrapping workplace protections says TUC
The TUC has issued a warning to the Conservative government that it will face a “significant” voter backlash if it follows through on plans to...
Published 18 Oct 2022
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RISK
NEWS
Chemicals company fined after releasing chlorine gas into factory
A chemicals company has been fined £40,000 after releasing a cloud of toxic chlorine gas that spread through its factory, yard and surrounding area, resulting...
Published 13 Oct 2022
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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
NEWS
School hires agency staff to cover striking workers
A London-based primary school has become one of the first to use strike-busting legislation passed earlier this year in order to hire agency workers to...
Published 13 Oct 2022
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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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