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Articles tagged with: workplace
The next UK government must ensure health, safety and wellbeing standards are upheld Partner content
Health
By British Safety Council
The next UK government must ensure health, safety and wellbeing standards are upheld
Ahead of July’s General Election, British Safety Council is calling on all political parties to consider how we can best use regulation to make the workplaces of the future healthier, safer, and happier.
MPs Struggle To Secure Childcare Places At Parliament Nursery
Social affairs
MPs Struggle To Secure Childcare Places At Parliament Nursery
A Conservative MP has said Parliament remains a “very outdated workplace” for parents with young children and that “special consideration” should be made for MPs to ensure their children can access onsite childcare.
Preparing for Tomorrow: The Future of Work Partner content
Economy
By Policy@Manchester
Preparing for Tomorrow: The Future of Work
A combination of the COVID pandemic, an ageing workforce, and new technology is fundamentally changing how, why, and where we work. A new collection of research articles from Policy@Manchester, The University of Manchester’s policy engagement unit, explores these changes and sets out the practical policy steps that can help the nation respond.
Partner content
Health
By British Safety Council
HandsHQ becomes next beneficiary of British Safety Council funding offer to help support SMEs’ workplace wellbeing
British Safety Council has announced that health and safety software company, HandsHQ, has become the latest beneficiary of British Safety Council’s Keep Thriving funding to support its employees’ wellbeing.
How can we help our small employers to ‘keep thriving’? Partner content
Health
By British Safety Council
How can we help our small employers to ‘keep thriving’?
The British Safety Council's Keep Thriving campaign is supporting SMEs to deliver better workplace wellbeing across the country.
MPs Won't Conduct Phillip Schofield 'Witch Hunt' As ITV Bosses Face Grilling
Culture
MPs Won't Conduct Phillip Schofield "Witch Hunt" As ITV Bosses Face Grilling
Chair of the culture, media and sport select committee Caroline Dinenage has said the committee’s grilling of ITV bosses in parliament will not be a “witch hunt” against disgraced This Morning presenter Phillip Schofield.
Parliament is leading the way in building a workplace culture that prioritises mental health
Health
By Sir Lindsay Hoyle MP
Parliament is leading the way in building a workplace culture that prioritises mental health
Parliament is more than a place of work; it is a community that represents the nation. That is why I put the health and wellbeing of its Members, staff and journalists top of the agenda when I became Speaker, to ensure the parliamentary community could be a leader on mental health.
The decision to reject menopause leave is another crushing blow for women
Health
By Carolyn Harris MP
The decision to reject menopause leave is another crushing blow for women
Women are staying in work for longer than ever before and consequently, women of menopausal age are now the fastest growing group in the workforce.
New city centre workspace to disrupt traditional thinking Partner content
Economy
By Home Group
New city centre workspace to disrupt traditional thinking
The doors to the North-East’s most technologically advanced and thought provoking workspace were opened this week in Newcastle city centre.
It’s not too late to drop Retained EU Law Bill before it wreaks chaos in our workplaces and courts
Brexit
By Paul Nowak, Roger Barker and Ruth Chambers
It’s not too late to drop Retained EU Law Bill before it wreaks chaos in our workplaces and courts
The new year has just begun, but the countdown has already started on a swathe of workplace law and environmental protections.
Why the ‘Brexit Freedoms’ Bill must be changed – or scrapped Partner content
Health
By British Safety Council
Why the ‘Brexit Freedoms’ Bill must be changed – or scrapped
The UK is known for its record on health and safety, but the Government seems hell-bent on ripping the rug out from under this.
Keep Thriving: A united effort to improve wellbeing for British workers Partner content
Economy
By British Safety Council
Keep Thriving: A united effort to improve wellbeing for British workers
At the British Safety Council’s recent parliamentary reception, MPs and peers from across the political spectrum joined industry representatives to discuss how we can ensure workers thrive in a wellbeing-driven environment.
Westminster should be no exception to 21st century workplace rules if we are to root out misogyny and sexism
Parliament
By Baroness Morgan of Cotes
Westminster should be no exception to 21st century workplace rules if we are to root out misogyny and sexism
Is Westminster such an exceptional working environment that modern HR practices should not apply?
Menopause: Career-pause for women?
Health
By Marilyn Wright
Menopause: Career-pause for women?
A lack of support to help manage menopause symptoms in the workplace is ruining women’s careers, with many feeling forced to forego promotion or even leave their jobs. But the narrative is shifting. Employers are realising doing nothing could be damaging not just for the women affected but for business too, as Marilyn Wright reports
CMI research shows women occupy only 41% of UK workplace management roles with an ‘action gap’ remaining Partner content
Economy
By Chartered Management Institute
CMI research shows women occupy only 41% of UK workplace management roles with an ‘action gap’ remaining
The Government and employers should commit to published, accountable action plans to end bias and inequity in the workplace.
Workplace Islamophobia is not unique to politics, it’s the experience of too many Muslim workers across the UK
Home affairs
By Shavanah Taj
Workplace Islamophobia is not unique to politics, it’s the experience of too many Muslim workers across the UK
Nusrat Ghani’s shocking description of Islamophobia in the Conservative party and in government is appalling but not surprising, if you’ve been paying attention.
People must have confidence their workplace is safe as we learn to live with Covid
Coronavirus
By Frances O'Grady
People must have confidence their workplace is safe as we learn to live with Covid
At long last a new normal is emerging in workplaces across the UK, as the vaccine programme provides greater protection against the threat of coronavirus.
A third of pregnant women fear losing their job over Covid safety worries - rules protecting them are not fit for purpose
Health
By Ros Bragg
A third of pregnant women fear losing their job over Covid safety worries - rules protecting them are not fit for purpose
Jessica (pseudonym) was six months pregnant when her boss called her in to “discuss her performance”. After repeatedly asking to work from home since she’d become pregnant, and being refused any additional protections against Covid, she realized that she was being sacked.
Nobody should be the target of violence and harassment simply for doing their job
Home affairs
By Therese Coffey MP
Nobody should be the target of violence and harassment simply for doing their job
We must continue to ensure there are strong measures in place, both here and across the world, to prevent violence and harassment and to protect people from the many forms this can take.
Any genuine attempt to level up Britain must start with levelling up work
Economy
By Frances O'Grady
Any genuine attempt to level up Britain must start with levelling up work
I lost count of how many times the promise to “level up” was repeated during Conservative Party conference. But despite all the hype and sloganeering, Boris Johnson and his government still don’t have a serious plan for raising living standards and tackling inequalities in Britain.
We must prohibit non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) from being routinely used to conceal abuse in the workplace
Home affairs
By Maria Miller MP
We must prohibit non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) from being routinely used to conceal abuse in the workplace
Non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) were designed to protect trade secrets like intellectual property, but over time they’ve been weaponised to silence employees too.
Partner content
Economy
By Chartered Management Institute
Join us for the next meeting of the APPG for Management
The next meeting of the APPG for management will take place tomorrow (14th September) on the topic of EDI; fair, inclusive work.
All in action plan to tackle inclusion of black, disabled and working-class talent Partner content
Communities
By Advertising Association
All in action plan to tackle inclusion of black, disabled and working-class talent
All In Census of 16,000+ informs drive for more inclusive UK advertising workforce