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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
Contractor guilty of exposing public to asbestos gets prison term
A man has received a suspended prison sentence for deceiving the public about his ability to handle asbestos safely....
Published 16 Mar 2022
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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
NEWS
Human Rights Act reforms ‘lack evidence and risk reducing protections’
Some of the government’s proposals to reform the Human Rights Act risk reducing protections and lack evidence, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has...
Published 16 Mar 2022
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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
NEWS
Four-day working week becoming more attractive to companies
The COVID-19 pandemic, lockdowns and shift to remote working has had a significant impact on organisations’ attitudes towards a shorter working week, new research from...
Published 16 Mar 2022
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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
NEWS
Two in five employers expect staff numbers to increase over the next year
ACAS has revealed that two in five (41%) British employers expect the numbers of staff at their organisation to increase over the next year. The...
Published 16 Mar 2022
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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
NEWS
Government to launch gender pay gap transparency pilot
The UK government is piloting an initiative whereby participating employers will be asked to include salaries in job adverts in an attempt to reduce the...
Published 16 Mar 2022
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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
BRIEFINGS
Handling discrimination in the workplace
In 2010, the Equality Act was introduced, designed to combine all the different discrimination acts into one Act to make it easier to understand and...
Published 16 Mar 2022
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PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
NEWS
UK ratifies treaty tackling violence and harassment at work
The UK has become the 11th country in the world, and only the third in Europe, to ratify Convention 2019 (No. 190) – the first...
Published 9 Mar 2022
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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
NEWS
Employee wins £26,000 after being dismissed for observing religious holiday
A Jewish lawyer has been awarded more than £26,000 in compensation after he was sacked for not coming into work during a religious holiday. Philip...
Published 9 Mar 2022
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WORKPLACE AND FACILITIES
NEWS
Scaffolder’s death from church collapse leads to half million pound fine
Four companies and four individuals have been fined nearly half a million pounds and given suspended prison sentences following the death of a construction worker...
Published 9 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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