The latest in our series of blogs, originally produced for SHP Online, in the lead up to the IOSH conference 2015, comes from our Lead Tutor, Kate Gardner, who looks at fatigue and safety in the workplace. How much of an impact is fatigue having on your business? Working hours have become a crucial factor for many companies as the line between working and leisure time has become more flexible. In addition, there is also a trend globally for working hours to extend into evenings and weekends as we move towards a ’24 hours’ society, which ha... Continue reading

Exposure to loud noises can cause irreparable damage to employees. In this new blog, find out your responsibilities as an employer, and how to protect your workforce from harm. Noise induced hearing loss: understanding your responsibilities As an employer, you are responsible for adequately protecting your workforce against occupational hazards, whatever industry you operate in. With the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) estimating that over two million people in Great Britain are exposed to unacceptable levels of noise at work, it is cruc... Continue reading

The latest in our series of blogs, originally produced for SHP Online, in the lead up to the IOSH conference 2015, comes from our Health and Safety Consultant, Tony Booth, who looks at the global issue of asbestos. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 125 million people around the world are annually exposed to asbestos in the workplace, whilst the International Labour Organization (ILO) states that approximately 107,000 workers die each year from a disease related to asbestos. Currently, the highest rates of reported mesotheliom... Continue reading

4-10 May marks National Anxiety and Depression Awareness Week, and in her latest blog post, cognitive neuroscientist and chartered psychologist, Dr Lynda Shaw is this week urging the business community to help prevent a stress and anxiety epidemic in the workplace.  This generation of workers is facing more stress than any other because of the constant bombardment of information, over multitasking and the need to be available 24 hours a day. We are more stressed than we have ever been, more unable to wind down, and in my view, more anxious th... Continue reading

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) yesterday ruled that UK employers only need to comply with collective redundancy consultation requirements if they are proposing to make 20 or more redundancies in a rolling 90 day period at a single establishment site. The total number of redundancies planned across the company is no longer the trigger.  The judgment by the Court reverses the decision in 2013 by the UK’s Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) in cases involving former employees of insolvent retailers Woolworths and Ethel Austin. ... Continue reading