Too hot to work? Keeping employees safe in the sun

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We’ve seen the beginnings of summer in recent weeks and, as temperatures soar (and drop again!) many workers are spending days in unbearably warm offices or working outdoors in the blazing sunshine. This is a significant health and safety issue for employers, whose duty it is to ensure staff are comfortable and protected from harmful UV rays during the summer months. Unlike in the winter season, when a minimum temperature in which employees are allowed to work can be given, the HSE says that a meaningful maximum figure cannot be given due to... Continue reading


Asperger’s Syndrome – making adjustments to recruitment processes

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A recent case considered by the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has highlighted the need for employers to be flexible when it comes to recruitment practice, emphasising that one size should definitely not be made to fit all. Asperger’s Syndrome is a lifelong development disorder which falls within the autism spectrum. Individuals with Asperger’s can often have difficulty in understanding and interpreting other people’s non-verbal behaviour, motivations and expectations and can find social interaction confusing. The effect of this is th... Continue reading


How will AI (Artificial Intelligence) affect employment law?

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Around 30% of jobs may be at high risk of automation by the early 2030s, according to PwC’s latest UK Economic Outlook report. Transportation and storage, manufacturing and wholesale, and retail are the sectors most at risk, while health and social work are predicted to be the lowest risk. However, employees should not start panicking just yet as artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics could also create new jobs in digital technology and generate further wealth that will support some additional jobs of existing kinds. Who knows what the... Continue reading


GDPR: need-to-know data protection

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The advent of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in May 2018 sees the biggest change to data protection legislation for 20 years. International Workplace Managing Director David Sharp reports on a recent seminar on the subject I had the pleasure recently of chairing a seminar run by the BIFM People Management Special Interest Group, focusing on the hot topic of data protection at work. We have become increasingly accustomed to media coverage of major data security breaches and their impact on the businesses and people affected ... Continue reading


Protecting yourself online – the threat of Ransomware

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Over the last few days the headlines have been full of the ‘Wannacry’ ransomware cyber threat that has very publicly hit a lot of businesses worldwide. This is not the first and certainly will not be the last ransomware attack that we will see in the news, and even if you apply the patches to stop this particular ransomware and block this particular exploit, this does not mean you are protected against other variants.  Malicious coders will already have prepared other variants using different exploits and different attack vectors. So how ... Continue reading