The Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981 states that all employers should provide the correct equipment, allied to at least one fully-trained first aider, to ensure any injured or ill staff at work receive help immediately. The minimum requirements will probably suffice for a small office-based business or retail area which constitute low-risk, but
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Minimising work accidents: five top tips
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According to Small Biz Trends, the top five causes of accident in the workplace are: Material handling 32 per cent Slips, trips and falls 16 per cent Bring struck by or colliding with an object 10 per cent Accidents involving tools 7 per cent Cumulative trauma (injury by overusing or straining a body part over
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What can we learn from Dutch ‘healing offices’?
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In 2015/16, 11.7 million workdays were lost to work related stress, anxiety and depression. On a human level, this is devastating. No economy should rely on a workforce that suffers so much. On a business level, too, it is disadvantageous to hire people to do jobs which are too stressful to be healthily carried out.
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Why tech businesses, both large and small, need a lab of their own
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If you’re in the technology business, then you know very well that innovation requires a great deal of trial and error, testing and prototyping. This is especially true if you are developing new tech products and want to make sure they function as they should. The hard truth is that innovation requires many valuable and
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Do global freelance marketplaces fit the needs of UK businesses?
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The rise of the gig economy has made outsourcing projects to remote freelancers commonplace for today’s modern business. And research by Oxford University shows this employment phenomenon is continuing to grow at a pace. The benefits of working with such a large, diverse pool of freelancers are clear to UK businesses. Simply put, it’s easier
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How to have a smooth office move
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Moving house regularly tops the list of the most stressful things we can do in our lives and it looks like an office move isn’t far behind. It is, of course, an exciting time – you are starting a new chapter, most likely because your company has grown to such a significant size that you
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How you can turn your office green friendly
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Office workers are being asked to do their bit for the environment and help boost the green credentials of their company. A leading environmental expert has warned that while many of us embrace recycling and make efforts at home, many leave these green attitudes behind when they come to work. Yet, according to waste disposal
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Five trends set to transform working practices in 2017
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New and rapidly developing ways of working look set to transform businesses, both big and small, in 2017. As technology continues to disrupt and advance, businesses must react to these challenges with both speed and agility and adopt the latest thinking and working practices if they are to survive. Design sprints Sprints as a concept
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How an office layout can affect stress and motivation
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Most of the organisations take these vital points into consideration while designing the offices so that employees do not feel over stressed due to the work pressure and deliver better productivity. How an office layout affects stress and motivation in the employees? Today, the jobs have become quite competitive and everyone wants to stay ahead
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Smarter offices can deliver a £70 billion economic boost
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Smarter use of Britain’s office space could improve productivity by 1 to 3.5 per cent and deliver a economic boost of up to £70 billion to the economy, a study by workplace, property and business experts reveals. The findings are published in a new report, The Workplace Advantage from The Stoddart Review. The comprehensive study
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