The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) Turns 50 on January 1st 2025!

This beginning of this  year marks a major milestone for the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) as it celebrates 50 years of dedication to protecting workers and the public. Since its establishment in 1974, HSE has become a cornerstone of workplace safety in the UK, adapting to new challenges while maintaining its core mission: to […]

Are you confused with the updated Public Health Covid Guidance ?

Read what the latest Public Health guidance means for your business The guidance appears therefore to be quite confusing. On the one hand COVID safety measures are no longer required for the majority of businesses, but on the other the guidance to self-isolate has been significantly widened. This leaves employers in a real bind as […]

Changes to COVID-19 testing in England from 1 April

Symptomatic testing Symptomatic testing in high-risk settings, where infection can spread rapidly among people who may be at higher risk of serious illness, remains important to ensure that COVID-19 is detected as quickly as possible. This is to help minimise the number and impact of outbreaks to protect those who are most vulnerable. Free tests […]

Working Safely through Covid-19 – Updated Advice & Guidance

Businesses and other organisations Businesses and other organisations – Covid Update Employers and businesses have taken significant steps over the pandemic to mitigate the risks of COVID-19 within their settings. The Government has lifted the majority of legal requirements on businesses, and continues to provide ‘Working Safely’ guidance setting out the steps that employers can take to […]

Covid-19 Updates for Employers – January 2022

Isolation Period Cut from 10 Days to 7 Days  Fully vaccinated Covid sufferers can now cut their 10-day isolation period to seven days, it has been announced. Under new rules, people in England can take two lateral flow tests 24 hours apart on day six and seven of their quarantine. Self-isolation for COVID-19 cases reduced […]

The ‘Pingdemic’

Workers in the food sector to be exempt from self isolation rules Workers in key sectors, and particularly in the food supply chain, will still be allowed to go to work if they have been told to self isolate by NHS test and trace so long as they test negative for coronavirus. The new exemptions, […]

Covid Vaccinations

Are you offering paid leave to your staff for attending Covid Vaccinations? https://www.peoplemanagement.co.uk/…/one-in-four-firms…