5 August 2020
The Government has asked for people who work in health or social care, or did until recently, to provide evidence on how to get rid of “unnecessary bureaucracy” which it defines as tasks and processes that need a lot of work but add little value.
5 August 2020
Total working hours among men and women are now equal, according to the Resolution Foundation, with both doing around 50 hours of paid and unpaid work per week.
5 August 2020
Research is underway at a number of sewage treatment sites in England to determine whether sampling faeces can help detect new outbreaks of coronavirus.
5 August 2020
Ahead of an anticipated avalanche of post-Covid claims, the Law Society has warned that action must be taken to clear the employment tribunal backlog.
4 August 2020
The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) has reminded employers that achieving gender balance is good for the whole workplace.
4 August 2020
Plastic carrier bag sales have fallen by 95% in England’s supermarkets since the 5p charge was introduced in 2015, new Government data reveals.
4 August 2020
The Construction Leadership Council (CLC) has made available two flowcharts to help employers assess practical options for enabling apprentice vocational training to continue, while protecting the apprentice and those who work with them, as work resumes after the lockdown.
4 August 2020
Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock addressed the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) on 30 July, saying all GP consultations should be carried out remotely, going forward, unless there is a compelling clinical reason to see a patient face to face.
4 August 2020
The Government has announced that Covid-19 shielding guidance for clinically extremely vulnerable is to be paused from 1 August across England although other lockdown easing measures that had been planned for this month have been halted. However, there is an exception for clinically extremely vul-nerable patients in high-risk areas, where patients are advised to shield for around another two weeks.
4 August 2020
As a result of alleged unfair practices caused by Covid-19 disruptions, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published an open letter to the early years sector (nurseries and childcare providers).