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Employers urged to do more to protect workers’ personal safety

Demands are growing for employers to put more measures in place to protect lone workers and customer-facing staff amid a rising tide of violence and intimidation, according to personal safety charity Suzy Lamplugh Trust and employee safety solutions provider Peoplesafe.

By Kerry Reals on 21 March 2024

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Hybrid work – don’t let it become a pain in the neck

Employees working from home can be prone to problems like back pain due to poorly designed workstations and a lack of rest breaks, but digital tools like apps can help employers spot and correct the problems at an early stage.

By Ed Harnett, Habitus Health on 27 March 2024

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Cancer in the workplace: are you ready for the tsunami?

By Barbara Wilson, Working With Cancer on 25 March 2024

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Disability – inclusion starts with a conversation

By Lucy Hendley, Lewis Silkin LLP on 25 March 2024

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Metal recycling firm fined £200,000 after worker’s arm had to be amputated

A scrap metal recycling firm has been fined £200,000 after an employee’s arm became entangled in a catalytic sampling machine and later had to be amputated.

By Kerry Reals on 07 March 2024

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Why a four-day week boosts workers’ wellbeing, productivity and loyalty

In 1907, William Willett campaigned for a simple but significant addendum to time. Having noticed an imbalance of daylight in the summer, he proposed ‘savings’ to preserve liveable post-work hours. If everyone, in sync, agreed to adjust their watch a few times per year, this simple expedient would “make for health and strength of body and mind”. It caught on. The 4 Day Week Campaign has a simple, not dissimilar, objective.

By Samuel Hunt and Aliyah Davies, 4 Day Week Campaign on 25 March 2024

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CDM prosecutions – what can we learn from them?

By Kevin Bridges and Hannah Beaumont, Pinsent Masons on 15 March 2024

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Abuse of shopworkers is rising: we need to up our game

By Paddy Lillis, general secretary of the Usdaw union on 01 May 2023

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Why we need to harness new technology to prevent noise-induced hearing loss

By Neal Hill, consultant and member of UKHCA on 11 March 2024