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Focus on outputs rather than hours For most people setting up a temporary home office arrangement will be, by definition, temporary i.e. working on the kitchen table, in the corner of the lounge etc. They are also likely to have interruptions such as children, students and others who may
Back in April, I sent a newsletter advising that you can’t make it compulsory for someone to have a COVID Vaccination. This advice has NOT changed. However, the acceptance that the requirement for vaccination is reasonable Health and Safety requirements is certainly increasing. Government-mandated vaccinationsThe government has mandated that certain roles
Though it was great headline stuff, the reality is that all the government actually did was hand the decision over to Employers about how they manage the health and safety risk of COVID 19. And, legally, you have a responsibility under the Health and Safety at work act 2015, to
Mental health is a hugely varied and difficult thing to deal with, and everyone’s journey is different. But the impact on, not only the individual, but also the team around them is huge. Key learnings in this article PCBU needs to look after everyone’s health and safety The individual has
Looking back at my end-of-year newsletters for the last few years it seems I have been wishing for a better “next year” every year… let’s hope 2024 will deliver! Increased mental health issuesThis year I have seen a marked increase in discussion about mental health issues. I suspect there is
Every day brings stress, can I pay the mortgage? Can I drive to the shops without crashing the car? Is Russia and Ukraine going to turn into World War 3? This is normal life, and we can’t avoid these things, but when our ability to cope with those stressors diminishes,
Recent surveys of staff benefits have seen “working from home” as no longer in the top of the list of what staff perceive as benefits. And this is not because they no longer value being able to work from home, but rather they perceive it as their right! The reality
