Welcome to this Month’s Newsletter
In this edition;
• Business Boost Tips: Strategies to improve productivity and performance.
• New Blogs: Insights on wellbeing, safety, and compliance.
• H&S & HR Updates: Key news and HSE workplace stats.
• Employment Law: Updates on workforce regulations.
• Wellbeing Tips: Support mental health and inclusivity.
• Winter Safety: Tips for construction workers in cold conditions.
• Neurodiversity: Create a more inclusive workplace.
• Horizon Health: Meet our new wellbeing partner.
• Training: Invest in Your People, view our E-Learning and Face to Face Training Modules.
Duty of Care Workplace wellbeing has become a significant focus for businesses, particularly in the UK, as part of broader initiatives to enhance employee health, satisfaction, and productivity. Employers have a duty of care to ensure the physical and mental health of their workforce, which includes taking proactive steps to foster a healthy work environment. Key […]
In Our October Newsletter edition, we’ll explore the Autumn Budget, New Employment Law Updates/HR and Health and Safety News, Workplace Wellbeing, Mental Health First Aid, E-Learning and Training, Our Autumn Software Offers and key highlights that are shaping the Autumn Season.
The Autumn Budget 2024 brings impactful changes for businesses across the UK. And small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) face unique challenges with the updated regulations. On October 30, 2024, the autumn budget was announced. Chancellor Rachel Reeves set out her seven main priorities as follows: 1 – Restore economic stability 2 – Increase investments and build new […]
The Employment Rights Bill 2024, unveiled today, includes a maximum nine-month statutory probation period among 28 reforms, as the government reveals draft legislation ‘to boost pay and productivity’. Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has insisted the government is “getting the balance right” between protecting workers and the interests of business with the government’s worker’s rights […]
The Global Campaign 2024 and its initiatives are based on this year’s official theme for World Mental Health Day – ‘It is Time to Prioritise Mental Health in the Workplace’. This theme underscores the critical importance of mental health in professional settings, aligning with the founding principles of WFMH established in 1948. For many of us, […]
About 7% of UK workers receive tips as part of their work. Many hospitality workers rely on these tips to top up their pay and are often left powerless if businesses don’t pass on service charges from customers to their staff. To combat this, new legislation, coming into effect this October, will make it mandatory […]
Rumours are abound as to what will be discussed in this month’s Autumn statement. But the general consensus is that it will promise plenty for UK workers. Over the last decade, the balance of power at work has been tipped firmly away from workers. Change to laws, regulations and policies has allowed bad bosses to […]
Greater protection for workers On 26 October 2024, a change to the law in the Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Act 2023 will come into force. This new legislation introduces greater protection to workers from sexual harassment and marks an important shift in how sexual harassment at work should be addressed. Sexual harassment Until […]
“If you have any employees, there’s a good chance at some point that at least one of them will pop in a request to change their contract terms around when and where they work. Since Covid-19 and the change to the status quo of 9-5 in the office – regulations around flexible working requests have […]
