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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
Male employees not accessing mental health support
Women in the workplace are twice as likely as their male colleagues to ask for help with emotional wellbeing, according to the latest figures provided...
Published 12 Oct 2021
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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
NEWS
Gender pay gap reporting falls 11%
The CIPD has analysed this year's gender pay gap data for Great Britain, finding the number of organisations reporting their figures is down 11%. ...
Published 12 Oct 2021
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PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
NEWS
FM firm first to be certified against mental health standard
EMCOR UK has become the first organisation globally to prove it prioritises its people and be certified against BSI’s new scheme, which is based on...
Published 12 Oct 2021
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RISK
NEWS
Company fined £40,000 after worker paralysed by 11m fall
A company has been fined after a worker was paralysed after falling 11 metres down a stairwell at a football stadium when the concrete floor...
Published 12 Oct 2021
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PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
BRIEFINGS
Apprenticeships – receiving Levy funds from another business
Large employers that pay the Apprenticeship Levy can now choose to transfer up to 25% of their levy funds each year to other businesses, to...
Published 12 Oct 2021
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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
BRIEFINGS
What rights does an employee have if accused of bullying?
Bullying is not, unfortunately, something that ends at the school gates. It can carry on well into adult life. But, says Phil Coates in this...
Published 12 Oct 2021
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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
NEWS
Workplace sexual harassment has moved online
Sexual harassment in the workplace has not stopped because everyone’s been working from home – it has simply moved online and into workers’ homes. ...
Published 6 Oct 2021
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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
NEWS
Workers underestimate employer’s gender pay gap
Despite most British workers (96%) agreeing that the UK has a gender pay gap, as many as 57% don’t believe there are any gender pay...
Published 6 Oct 2021
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PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
NEWS
A new era of work: one size doesn’t fit all
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to shape our working practices and attitude towards work, with both workers and leaders calling for continued and permanent changes. ...
Published 6 Oct 2021
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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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