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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
New HSE guidance for high-rise residential buildings
The HSE has produced guidance regarding safety cases and safety case reports for high-rise residential buildings. Whilst fires and serious structural incidents in high-rise residential...
Published 13 Jul 2022
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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
NEWS
New bill introduced to ensure seafarers receive fair pay
On 6 July, new legislation was introduced to ensure seafarers are paid at least equivalent to the UK National Minimum Wage. The Government has closed...
Published 13 Jul 2022
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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
NEWS
Maya Forstater was discriminated against, says Tribunal
A woman who lost her job after saying people cannot change their biological sex has won her Employment Tribunal. Maya Forstater was accused of posting...
Published 13 Jul 2022
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RISK
NEWS
Health board fined after failure to comply with an Improvement Notice
A Health Board has been fined following the death of a vulnerable patient who left a hospital ward unnoticed through an unsecured door....
Published 12 Jul 2022
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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
NEWS
EHRC names 28 firms yet to report gender pay gap data
Costco and Swissport are among 28 organisations that are yet to comply with their legal obligation and report their gender pay gap data for 2021–22,...
Published 12 Jul 2022
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RISK
BRIEFINGS
Data, not deaths: why publishing fatality figures is crucial for improvement
The HSE published its annual workplace fatality data in Great Britain for 2021-22 last week. In this briefing, IOSH Head of Health and Safety Ruth...
Published 12 Jul 2022
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RISK
NEWS
HSE publishes workplace fatality figures for 2021/22
A total of 123 workers were killed in work-related accidents in Great Britain in the last year, according to figures published on Wednesday 6 July...
Published 6 Jul 2022
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RISK
NEWS
Employers not recognising employee safety concerns
A study into perceptions of personal safety at work has found that 6.8 million UK workers worry about their safety each week, while the majority...
Published 6 Jul 2022
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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
NEWS
Four-day week will be in place by end of decade, survey suggests
A new independent survey to better understand the attitudes of employees and employers towards ways of working trends has been commissioned by NatWest. It found...
Published 5 Jul 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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