Tackling Workplace Stress: Practical Steps for Employers this Stress Awareness Month
Workplace stress can impact productivity, morale, and mental health, and it's something all employers have a legal duty to manage. In honour of Stress Awareness Month, we're exploring the HSE’s Working Minds campaign and its simple 5-step ‘5Rs’ approach to creating a mentally healthy workplace, as well as sharing a variety of other resources that employers can use to tackle stress in the workplace.
The Fire Safety Act 2021 and the Building Safety Bill Explained
The Fire Safety Act, and the Building Safety Bill when it becomes law, will mark the start of a new era for building safety. Here we explain what the new regulations mean for building owners, residents and the construction industry.
Personal Protective Equipment Regulations to Change from April 2022 – Are you Ready?
On 6 April 2022, the Personal Protective Equipment at Work (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (PPER 2022) come into force, amending the 1992 Regulations (PPER 1992). The new regulations extend employer and employee duties, so that personal protective equipment now has to be supplied to ‘limb (b) workers’ as well as ‘limb (a) workers’.
An Employer’s Guide to Supporting Well-Being at Work
As the new Omicron variant takes hold and the yet-again revised advice to work from home where possible is issued, it is likely that workers will find themselves in another pandemic-related state of disarray. Now is the time, therefore, to look closely at how you can support your workforce and promote mental well-being at work.
How to Prepare Your Business for Winter
As the days get shorter and the temperatures plummet, it is time to start preparing your business for winter so you're able to carrying on providing an uninterrupted service. Here's how to ensure everything is ready to stand up to the challenges of the colder months and any seasonal shutdown periods.
HSE Work Right Campaign Aims to Get Businesses Thinking About Health and Safety
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has recently launched its Work Right campaign with the aim of getting businesses thinking about health and safety, and how it applies within their individual workplaces. Spot inspections are also being carried out to ensure businesses are complying with COVID-secure guidance.