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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
New statutory code to prevent fire and rehire tactics
On Tuesday 29 March, Labour Markets minister, Paul Scully, announced a new statutory code on the practice of ‘fire and rehire’. The code will clamp...
Published 30 Mar 2022
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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
NEWS
Minimum wage for seafarers, announces Shapps
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has revealed he may bring forward legislation to extend the UK minimum wage to seafarers, following the announcement by P&O Ferries...
Published 30 Mar 2022
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RISK
NEWS
HSE releases new home worker health and safety guidance
Employers have the same health and safety responsibilities for those working at home as any other worker. The HSE has released updated home working guidance...
Published 30 Mar 2022
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WORKPLACE AND FACILITIES
BRIEFINGS
Asbestos - the effects of exposure over time
Asbestos exposure is responsible for approximately 2,500 deaths every year in the UK from Mesothelioma. In this briefing, Lorna Webster, partner at Hodge Jones &...
Published 29 Mar 2022
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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
NEWS
UK leading the way on hybrid working
UK employees and their organisations are reaping the benefits of flexible working, according to new research released by Microsoft. ...
Published 23 Mar 2022
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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
NEWS
Unions demand a date for Employment Bill in wake of P&O scandal
Trade unions have demanded the business secretary names a date for the government’s long-overdue Employment Bill in the wake of the P&O Ferries scandal....
Published 23 Mar 2022
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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
NEWS
P&O Ferries “appears to have broken UK employment law”
The decision made by P&O Ferries to sack 800 workers without notice appears to have broken UK employment law, the prime minister has said. If...
Published 23 Mar 2022
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RISK
NEWS
ICO takes action over predatory marketing calls targeting vulnerable people
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has announced fines totalling £405,000 to five companies responsible for over 750,000 unwanted marketing calls targeted at older, vulnerable people...
Published 23 Mar 2022
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RISK
NEWS
Would employees come back to the office if their commute was paid for?
Research has shown that 76% of business owners believe their employees would be incentivised to return to the workplace if their commute time was included...
Published 23 Mar 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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