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BBC spends £1m fighting discrimination claims
The BBC has disclosed it has paid more than £1m on Tribunal claims brought by staff. ...
Published 27 Jan 2021
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Employers sign up to rapid testing to protect workforce
Businesses and public sector organisations are joining a government scheme to test workers without COVID-19 symptoms who cannot work from home....
Published 27 Jan 2021
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52% of contractors yet to have their IR35 status assessed
With fewer than four months to go until the Off-Payroll rules are introduced to the private sector, more than half of contractor clients are yet...
Published 27 Jan 2021
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White man told not to cook Indian recipes because of his race wins discrimination claim
A white man has won a racial discrimination case against an Indian food manufacturer, after he was told he couldn't cook the cuisine because he...
Published 27 Jan 2021
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Employees given extra day leave to help with wellbeing
Insurer Aviva is giving all its 16,000 UK employees an extra day off this year, specifically to help with their wellbeing....
Published 27 Jan 2021
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HSE responds to COVID-19 workplace safety complaints
The HSE has been criticised for its action against COVID-19 safety failings in the workplace....
Published 26 Jan 2021
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Coronavirus and business insurance: what does the recent UK Supreme Court judgment mean for policyholders?
The recent Judgment handed down by the Supreme Court in the case of The Financial Conduct Authority v Arch and Others will be welcome news....
Published 26 Jan 2021
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Pimlico Plumbers staff contractually obliged to have COVID-19 vaccine
Staff at Plumbing firm Pimlico have been told they will all have their contracts rewritten in a move to make all workers be vaccinated against...
Published 20 Jan 2021
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Corporate manslaughter trial over fatal Bosley Mill explosion begins
A company boss charged with manslaughter after four workers died in the Bosley Mill explosion is beginning his trial this week. ...
Published 20 Jan 2021
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68% of workers do not feel safe in their workplace
Nearly a quarter of remote workers would quit before returning to a risky worksite....
Published 19 Jan 2021
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Anxiety is on the increase, but mental health support is lacking
Sixty-eight percent of employees have felt anxious and apprehensive about returning to work, while 35% report their mental health is worse now compared to before...
Published 23 Sept 2020
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Workplace first aid kits: what should be in them?
The contents of your workplace first aid kit should be guided by your first aid needs assessment. This should take into account the level of...
Published 16 Jan 2019
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Walking from bed to desk is commuting, German court rules
A German worker who had an accident while walking from his bed to his computer when he was working from home was officially commuting, a...
Published 2 Mar 2022
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Asbestos in schools: an inspector calls
The HSE will be carrying out a programme of inspections of primary and secondary schools in England, Scotland and Wales from October 2023 onwards to...
Published 25 Sept 2023
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‘Ethical veganism’ now a protected characteristic under the Equality Act 2010
A judge in a UK Employment Tribunal has ruled that being vegan, for ethical reasons, amounts to a ‘philosophical belief’ and is therefore protected by...
Published 8 Jan 2020
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