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Should employers give paid time off for vaccines?
New research by ACAS has found that a quarter of British employers have not been giving their staff paid time off for COVID-19 vaccinations. ...
Published 18 Aug 2021
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Cut pay for homeworkers, says minister
Civil servants who refuse to return to the office should be paid less than those back at their desks, a minister has suggested....
Published 18 Aug 2021
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WORKPLACE AND FACILITIES
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BSI consults on building safety competence standard
The public consultation process for PAS 8673, a new specification that provides a framework for the competence of Building Safety Managers, is now open until...
Published 18 Aug 2021
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Labour demands Government brings forward Employment Bill
Labour has demanded that the Government brings forward its promised Employment Bill to enshrine the right to work flexibly in law post-COVID-19. ...
Published 10 Aug 2021
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Employment Tribunal warns against “hyper-sensitivity”
A lawyer who took her employer, PSI CRO UK, to tribunal over claims of sexual harassment and unfair dismissal, has lost her case after a...
Published 10 Aug 2021
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TUPE transfers: are favourable contractual changes void?
Any variation to a transferring employee's contract is void if the sole or principal reason for variation is the transfer. Well, in some circumstances. ...
Published 10 Aug 2021
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Menopause at centre of increasing number of tribunals
An increasing number of women are bringing cases to the Employment Tribunal which cite menopause as the reason for unfair dismissal and direct sex discrimination....
Published 10 Aug 2021
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Employers ‘named and shamed’ for paying less than Minimum Wage
One hundred and ninety-nine businesses have been named for breaking National Minimum Wage law. ...
Published 10 Aug 2021
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Only 11% of businesses measure their carbon footprint
Research published this week by the British Chambers of Commerce in partnership with O2 has found that only 11% responding businesses are measuring their carbon...
Published 10 Aug 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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