Expert Advice to Stay Safe at Work...
Workplace safety affects us all. It doesn't matter whether you're an employer or an employee, a self-employed trader or a director of a large company. You might even be a customer who uses a shop, or a client who visits business premises. Despite this, many people don't know their safety rights and responsibilities.We provide everything you need to address your interests and concerns.
June's Most Popular Articles...
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When Your Employer Changes Your Working Hours: For many people working 9 to 5 is just not a reality. Clearly, businesses need to have staff working at relevant times to meet the… [9162 views in Jun]
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Safe Working Temperatures: Safe working temperatures are important in any workplace. Low temperatures, for instance, can be uncomfortable. A cold atmosphere creates dissatisfaction and… [4380 views in Jun]
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Returning to Work After Absence Due to Anxiety or Depression: Two-thirds of us will suffer from some form of mental illness at some point in our lives and it can be even more… [4096 views in Jun]
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Employment Probation Periods: What You Need to Know: A probation period is a trial period of employment. The employee is employed subject to satisfactory completion of this… [4016 views in Jun]
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Employer Has Changed My Shifts: What Are My Rights?: The Issues The suggestion that an employer may force someone to work nights is certainly worrying. Employers who take this… [3936 views in Jun]
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Sickness: Your Rights: Whether you love your job or you loathe it, there is every chance that there will come a point when you are not well enough to do it. At the start of any new job,… [3862 views in Jun]
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Latest Comments
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Cat
Re: Sickness: Your Rights
Hi I've been off work since sept 2019 and have been putting sick notes in but I feel I dont wont to go back as my job is stressful. If i…
3 June 2020 -
HMRC Survivor
Re: Bullying at Work
Seeing HMRC's CEO Jim Harra on television recently, delighting in the publicity of doling out 'free' furlough money, I wonder whether he will be…
2 June 2020 -
Sam
Re: Being Pregnant at Work
Hi I just found out am 6 weeks pregnant. I work in a carer home ,when should I tell my boss am pregnant. I want to tell my boss now or…
2 June 2020 -
Chris
Re: Sickness: Your Rights
Hi, I've had three days off work sick but no sick note, and now I'm being told I have to work over time to make the hours up is this right,…
2 June 2020 -
Mhon
Re: When Your Employer Changes Your Working Hours
Im working as a delivery driver...my boss will text me early in the morning everyday about what my schedule…
30 May 2020 -
Avy
Re: Sickness: Your Rights
I was off work for four week I phoned the work to tell them I would start back on Monday but I don't feel that I am ready to go back yet…
30 May 2020 -
Chesney
Re: Can my Employer Fire Me?
Hello I have been a victim of slander at my workplace due to a fellow worker accusing me of slashing his tyres because we were winding…
30 May 2020 -
Lia
Re: Standing for Long Periods
I work 8 hrs standing and a pregnant, my feet’s are extremely swollen. I work in ware house and I don’t want to lose my job because it…
29 May 2020 -
Sharon
Re: Cancer: Your Rights as an Employee
March 2020 I was diagnosed with breast cancer albeit working from home until I was furloughed end of March. Now my…
29 May 2020
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