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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
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Male managers blocking gender balance efforts
Male managers are blocking efforts to improve the gender balance at UK companies, according to research by the Chartered Management Institute, raising fresh concerns about...
Published 17 May 2022
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Tribunal rules that calling man ‘bald’ is sexual harassment
A man has won his Employment Tribunal case after he was called “bald” by a supervisor. As hair loss is much more prevalent among men...
Published 17 May 2022
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CIPD publishes update on flexible and hybrid working practices
The CIPD has published a new report, An update on flexible and hybrid working practices, which looks at the types of flexible working arrangements being...
Published 17 May 2022
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Only a third of UK employees have good emotional wellbeing
One in eight UK employees show poor levels of wellbeing across financial, physical, emotional and social scales, and just one-third of employees (37%) in the...
Published 17 May 2022
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Lancashire County Council fined over Hand–Arm Vibration issues
Lancashire County Council has been fined after several employees carrying out work in the highways department developed a debilitating nerve condition as a result of...
Published 17 May 2022
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Pensions spot checks to be targeted at suspect employers across the UK
Employers suspected of failing to meet their workplace pensions duties are being targeted with spot check inspections by The Pensions Regulator (TPR)....
Published 11 May 2022
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Employees suffering from long COVID must be supported
An estimated 1.8 million people in the UK are currently experiencing long COVID, Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures have shown, leading to calls for...
Published 11 May 2022
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Largest ever survey of menopausal women reveals lack of basic support
The Fawcett Society has released findings of the largest ever survey of menopausal women, revealing a shocking lack of basic support and damaging stigma which...
Published 10 May 2022
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Queen’s speech – omissions and reactions
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has accused the government of “turning its back” on working people after ministers failed to include a promised employment bill...
Published 10 May 2022
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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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