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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
BRIEFINGS
Top tips to help reduce stress in the workplace
Stress is a state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or demanding circumstances. It can place immense demands on workers’ physical...
Published 20 Apr 2022
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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
BRIEFINGS
Changes coming to Right to Work checks – what you need to know
The way employers carried out Right to Work checks was amended during the pandemic to reflect the practicalities of that very difficult time. Now things...
Published 20 Apr 2022
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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
BRIEFINGS
Stress Awareness Month 2022 - finding support in your workplace community
Stress Awareness Month has been held every April since 1992 to raise awareness of the causes and cures for our modern stress epidemic. In this...
Published 13 Apr 2022
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RISK
NEWS
Employees spend too much time doing “work about work”
Employees across the UK are spending too much time on menial tasks such as sending emails, updating the status of tasks and having unnecessary meetings....
Published 12 Apr 2022
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WORKPLACE AND FACILITIES
NEWS
New research casts doubt on environmental benefits of hybrid working
A permanent post-pandemic switch to hybrid working may do little to reduce carbon emissions as the majority of remote workers travel further each week than...
Published 12 Apr 2022
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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
NEWS
Workplace dress codes – is the suit dead?
In a survey of 1,021 UK employers, almost three-quarters (74%) said wearing a suit for an interview was still acceptable, but one in nine (11%)...
Published 12 Apr 2022
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PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
NEWS
51% of employers think apprenticeship levy should be used for workplace training
Just 17% of the 2,026 senior HR managers surveyed by the CIPD between February and March 2022 support a continuation of the Apprenticeship Levy system...
Published 12 Apr 2022
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RISK
NEWS
‘Limb (b) workers’ now need to be provided with PPE
On 6 April 2022 the Personal Protective Equipment at Work (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (PPER 2022) came into force, amending the 1992 Regulations (PPER 1992). They...
Published 12 Apr 2022
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RISK
NEWS
HSE issues MoD with Crown Censure following severe injuries to employee
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has been issued with a Crown Censure by the HSE after an employee was shot during a training exercise....
Published 12 Apr 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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