IOSH Managing Safely Course 3 Day Virtual Course to be delivered on Zoom, 2nd, 3rd & 4th July 2025 9:00am – 4:00pm each day £450 + VAT per delegate (Includes workbook, offline support and certification) To book a place please contact: [email protected] Who is Managing Safely course for? Anyone and everyone in a working role […]
Health and Safety Bulletin (March/2025) Global Asbestos Awareness Week: 1 to 7 April 2025 HSE are running a Global Asbestos Awareness Week campaign, to support the HSE we would like to share the resources of their asbestos campaigns to highlight the risks and keep people safe. Despite being banned in the UK 25 years ago, […]
April is Stress Awareness Month The HSE are focusing on stress in April 2025. The focus is on preventing stress and supporting mental health at work. There are three main reasons employers should look to prevent work-related stress and support good mental health; it’s the law, it’s good for business and it’s the right thing […]
HSE Statistics 2024 The latest statistics on work-related health and safety in Great Britain have been published, including the following key annual figures (2023/24): 1.7 million working people suffering from a work-related illness, of which 776,000 workers suffering work-related stress, depression or anxiety 543,000 workers suffering from a work-related musculoskeletal disorder 2,257 mesothelioma deaths due […]
Health and Safety Bulletin (November/2024) Stress Awareness Week: 4 to 8 November 2024 This week the HSE has launched ‘Stress Awareness Week’ to help raise awareness that all employers are required by law to prevent work-related stress and support good mental health by doing a risk assessment and acting on it. There are six main […]
What’s new? A new Code of Practice on Dismissal and Re-engagement, also known as ‘fire and rehire’ has been introduced, effective from July 2024. The Code includes recommendations for employers to follow, regardless of the size of the business and how many employees are affected. What do I need to do? Follow the key provisions […]
What is violence and aggression in the workplace? Workplace violence and aggression is when a person is abused, threatened or assaulted at the workplace or while they are working. It can cause both physical and psychological harm, making it a risk to health and safety. Impact of violence Work-related violence can have an impact on […]
Overview The Employment Rights (Flexible Working) Act 2023 comes into force on 6 April which give employees further rights in respect of requesting flexible working. What do I need to know? The following changes are coming into force:- 1. Removal of Continuous Service Requirement Removal of the need for employees to have 26 weeks’ continuous […]
What’s new? From 6th April, employees will have the right to take up to one week unpaid carer’s leave annually to give or arrange care for a dependent with long-term care needs. What are the key details? 1 The right is from day-one of employment. 2 The leave can be taken in full or […]
Following a change to the Working Time Regulations 1998 which stated rolled up holiday on the basis of 12.07% of hours worked for irregular-hours or part-year workers was unlawful, the government consulted over this amendment and has ruled that holiday for these workers can again be calculated in this way. From 1 April 2024, employers […]