The HSE has quadrupled the amount of information on its website covering the topic of homeworking. But does it cover the tricky questions all employers have about responsibilities towards those
working from home?
Published 04.01.2022
A new scheme to accredit health and safety consultants is due to be announced this month and start in early 2011. What are its intentions, and is it going to shake up the consultancy business?
Published 03.09.2010
The HSE has launched a new online tool with claims that you can complete a risk assessment of your office in just 20 minutes. What’s prompted it to do this, and is it something that you should be
using?
Published 12.11.2010
One of your senior regional managers is now home based, so they can minimise travel between sites. However, when you stated that you needed to risk assess their house, your offer was politely
declined. Should you insist?
Published 03.12.2007
An employee who works from home has sent in an expenses request to cover the cost of a £200 office chair. They purchased it to help them with a back problem. Do you have a legal duty to pay for it?
Published 09.02.2009
Lord Young, the peer responsible for changing the way safety is managed, has resigned. So will this halt progress, or will the ball roll on without his input?
Published 03.12.2010
Prior to the recent election, David Cameron stated that if he were to become Prime Minister, he would introduce changes to the way the government handles health and safety issues. So now he’s in the
job, what’s happening?
Published 04.06.2010
The press has recently featured many reports on how health and safety enforcement is set to change. Some have even suggested that the future of the HSE may be in doubt. What’s happening and how might
you be affected?
Published 02.07.2010
A colleague is convinced that there’s a standard way of presenting risk assessments. However, you thought otherwise. Is there a standard way of doing it or can your assessments be in a format to suit
your business?
Published 14.01.2008
Many businesses look set to continue with homeworking for some of their staff even once the pandemic is behind us. If you’re thinking of doing this and have not yet put in place formal arrangements,
now is the time to get it sorted.
Published 05.07.2021