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Fit for future: the impact of COVID-19 on workplace and portfolio strategies
Avison Young, realestateworks and HLM Architects have launched a report on evolving workplace and portfolio strategies. ...
Published 21 Dec 2020
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‘Fight for Fairness’: government’s new approach to equality
In a speech at the Centre for Policy Studies, Minister for Women and Equalities, Liz Truss, has set out the government’s new approach to tackling...
Published 21 Dec 2020
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BSI publishes new specification on fire safety in non-domestic and housing premises
The British Standards Institution has revised and published a Publicly Available Specification (PAS) that helps reduce fire risk in non-domestic buildings and housing premises. ...
Published 16 Dec 2020
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Government launches review of Human Rights Act
A panel of experts will examine whether there is a need to reform the Human Rights Act in an independent review launched by the government. ...
Published 16 Dec 2020
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Furlough could encourage more self-isolation
The government should use the Job Retention Scheme (JRS) to encourage more workers to self-isolate at home, new Resolution Foundation research urges. ...
Published 16 Dec 2020
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IWFM launches new framework for social value
The Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management (IWFM) has partnered with the Social Value Portal and National Social Value Taskforce to develop a new measurement...
Published 16 Dec 2020
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Weight-based stigma occurs at every stage of employment
The subject of obesity is something that everybody seems to have an opinion on – and more often than not, it is a negative one....
Published 16 Dec 2020
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First ‘Afro hair code’ fights hair discrimination at work
The Halo Collection has launched the Halo Code, the UK’s first Black hair code for workplaces to prevent discrimination based on hair style or texture. ...
Published 15 Dec 2020
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Vulnerable workers at risk of ‘flexclusion’ from the jobs market
Despite pandemic-induced mass flexible working, of the few jobs being advertised in the UK right now, four in five offer no flexible working options whatsoever,...
Published 15 Dec 2020
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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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