If you find yourself asking what does the Sue Gray report have to do with your workplace, the answer is, plenty. In particular, if you have the kind of workplace where social events are relatively common, there’s a lot that you should take away from this report. I’m...
Are you thinking about hybrid working?
Are you thinking about hybrid working? Maybe your team are already working between office and home and you are very smartly ensuring there is a policy in place. See, I do listen to Katherine – sometimes. When creating a hybrid working policy you need to go right back...
Covid rules in England – what’s next?
I think this is the hot question this week in many conference or board rooms. Now that the legal regulations have been removed in England, the responsibility of what to do shifts back to the individual and to their employer, so what's next? Whilst we are now learning...
Long COVID and the workplace – what employers need to know
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on the way we live and work. To date, most workplace energy and resource has gone into reducing the risk of COVID-19 spreading. What about the long term effects though, known as long COVID or post-COVID syndrome? Long...
Mask wearing – personal choice…
As Covid restrictions ease again and wearing a mask becomes a personal choice what happens in the workplace? Working from home guidelines are also expected to be lifted so many employees who have been working remotely for nearly 2 years may now head back to the...
Am I responsible for staff when they are working from home?
If you have people working from home then you do absolutely need to know what you are and are not responsible for.Helpfully, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) have now specifically stated "As an employer, you have the same health and safety responsibilities for...
Covid Plan B
With Covid numbers rising again and an uncertain winter ahead we are hearing more about Plan B so perhaps now is a good time to look at what Plan B actually entails. The current Government strategy - Plan A - focuses on testing and vaccination to help prevent the NHS...
The end is nigh – for furlough!
With news that four out of five furloughed workers have now returned to work and the fact that the CJRS scheme is supporting the least amount of workers since it began, I wanted to pose the question to you about what happens after furlough. If everyone's now back at...
Corona virus updates – self isolation changes.
New guidance to get your head around So, once again we have some new guidance to get our heads around, and this time, it relates to people self-isolating if they come into contact with someone who tests positive for coronavirus.Employees who test positive or have...
Returning to the office.
What can you do to help employees returning to the office? The government is encouraging workers to return to the office so now you have to support your employees as they manage this transition. Some people will be super excited, some may never have worked at home and...
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