Protected Disclosure Test is Objective
For a person to be protected by whistleblowing legislation they must have made a protected disclosure.
Psychometric Testing was Discriminatory
Psychometric Testing was Discriminatory
Psychometric testing has long been a way of assessing the aptitude of job applicants. But this tick-box test, marked by computers, doesn’t necessarily provide a level playing field.
Employers’ Role in Suicide Prevention
Employers’ Role in Suicide Prevention
A new resource has been launched to help employers play their part in reducing incidences of suicide among workers in the UK.
Sickies – A Thing Of the Past?
It seems that more of us will soldier on, rather than sink under the duvet, when we feel unwell.
Restriction on Holiday Pay Claims Reinforced
Issues around holiday pay seem to have been rumbling on for a lifetime.
Vote for safety
In the US worker protection is being rolled back. With the general election looming, will the UK vote for safety?
Health and safety culture – is shared ownership possible?
Would you drive at 80mph in front of a primary school at 8.30 on a school day?
Where we have an agreed set of standards, written by the whole, for the benefit of all, then everyone has an interest in maintaining them.
Health and safety fines increase
Health and safety fines rose sharply last year, with the construction industry being fined the most followed by the manufacturing industry.
Uber Drives Forward on Its Legal Challenge
Uber has now been granted permission to appeal the decision that Uber drivers are not, as the company maintained, self-employed.
Caste in Stone?
The big question to be considered is whether or not caste should be explicitly mentioned in the Equality Act.