According to the World Health Organisation, mental health issues affect almost 15% of people in the workplace. Globally, an estimated 12 billion working days are lost every year to depression and anxiety. Acas has released two new pieces of guidance:
More about Managing mental health in the workplace – New acas guidanceQuick read Although certain types of cryptoasset are unregulated in the UK currently, regulation in this area is not straightforward and the regulatory landscape is evolving towards full regulation. New legislation and FCA rules from 8 October 2023 will introduce
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More about Part 5 – Cyber issues in the pensions sectorWe report below on two key developments since our last Spring update, as environmental social and governance (“ESG”) developments remain firmly on pension trustees’ agendas, and the risk of global temperatures exceeding the Paris Agreement cap of 1.5°C looks increasingly
More about Part 3 – Climate change in the spotlight: Updates from the pensions regulator not to ignore the esg elephant in the room and the latest on clientearth’s claim against shell PLCDiagnoses of long term illnesses, such as Long Covid and those related to mental health, are on the increase. Alongside this is a a similar rise in disability claims being started against employers arising from how they manage (or fail
More about Managing sickness absence – Disability discriminationAs we embark on a new year, we review key Employment themes from 2022 and what lies ahead in 2023. Absence from work Bank holidays and holiday pay With the Queen’s platinum jubilee and her funeral, ten bank holidays were
More about Employment law: Key changesThe last time we wrote about the right to take time off on bank holidays, it was in more jubilant times – the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee seems a long time ago and is now overshadowed by an official state of
More about Guidance for employers – Time off on bank holidaysYorkshire County Cricket Club (YCC) has recently been in the press after it passed off racial slurs made against one of its players as “in the spirit of friendly banter”. Azeem Rafiq complained that he had been subjected to racial
More about Banter – Just jokes or discrimination?As we transition out of the pandemic, employers should expect to see a greater number of flexible working requests from employees. EY’s Work Reimagined Employee Survey published earlier this year found that nine in ten employees want flexibility in when
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