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Having a baby is a lifechanging event but having a baby either premature or to term who is unwell is an additional stressful situation that employees can experience. Being able to support employees through this challenging time is essential to fostering a compassionate and supportive workplace.

Site visits are a snapshot of a site’s performance and provide the guidance to improve things. These visits are at the heart of how health and safety is managed, and are vital in both mitigating potential risks and successfully planning a project.

Domestic abuse can destroy lives, leaving physical and emotional scars. It can vary in form and is not only physical, this can include, but is not limited to financial, emotional and psychological abuse including coercive control. Here we outline methods to support employees in the workplace should this happen.

It’s vital to consider health, safety, and human resources (HR) in the workplace. How do they affect your employees, and how can you use them together to protect your business?

Sometimes, businesses need to change employee contracts. However, making changes without talking to employees first can lead to legal issues and unhappy staff. That’s why a proper consultation process is required.

Ramadhan is a holy month for Muslims, which this year expected to begin on the evening of Friday 28 February 2025, and will conclude on the evening of Sunday 30 March 2025. As the most important month in the Muslim calendar, Muslims fast during daylight hours for 30 days.

Conflict within the workplace can be emotionally, commercially and economically damaging for organisations. Organisations need to look inwardly at their organisational culture and how this can be changed for positive outcomes to benefit the business and employees.

There are times in the employment relationship, that either the employee or the employer has reached a point where it may be best to consider parting company on amicable terms.

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) recently issued new advice for installers of stone worktops. This advice is aimed at installers, managers and supervisors, and provides advice on how to protect workers from the risks of risks of silica dust and respirable crystalline silica (RCS).

‘Blue Monday’ has become a recognisable turn of phrase in January. Given the current working climate and factors such as home working, it is now more important than ever for employers to address their employees’ mental health and wellbeing ahead of the upcoming year.