Risks to Workers from Extreme Heat Must Be Managed
Employers need to act now to make sure their workers are protected as a heat health alert has been issued for parts of the country until Tuesday 23 June.
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Marston’s Pubs Urge Men To ‘Know The Score’ on Prostate Cancer Ahead of England’s World Cup Campaign
More than 1,000 Marston’s pubs across the country are encouraging men to ‘Know The Score’ by teaming up with Prostate Cancer UK to spark life-saving conversations about men’s health – because there’s no better place to get men talking than the local pub.
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Mental Health In Hospitality: Supporting Employee Wellbeing in Challenging Times
By Rebecca Hughes, Associate in the employment team at Birketts (www.birketts.co.uk) Recent reports on mental health in the hospitality sector serve as a prompt for…
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The Drinks Trust Launches £1m Campaign “Face It Together” to Support Industry Colleagues
The Drinks Trust, the drinks hospitality industry charity, has launched its most ambitious campaign yet, Face It Together, with the goal of raising £1,000,000 to…
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Councils Call for Government to Recommit to Sugar Levy
Responding to a study by Cambridge University revealing that the sugar levy may have prevented more than 5,000 cases of obesity every year among girls…
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CIEH Calls on Truss and Sunak to Commit to Protecting Environmental Health
The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) has written to both Liz Truss MP and Rishi Sunak MP calling on them to commit to supporting…
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UK Government Food Strategy Lacks Direction says CIEH
The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) has expressed its dismay by the UK Government’s newly published Food Strategy; it is limited and lacks direction.+…
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1 in 5 Hospitality Workers Fear Mental health issues could damage career progression
One in five UK employees working in hospitality are worried that raising mental health concerns could negatively impact their position within the company, a new…
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Government Reduces Self-Isolation in England to 5 Days
The government has confirmed that the self-isolation period for people in England who test positive for COVID-19 will be reduced from next week to five full days, instead of seven.
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No COVID Plan B Required says Dominic Raab
The UK will not require harsher COVID restrictions in the run-up to Christmas because vaccines had put the country into a more resilient position than a year ago
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Collection Of Commercial Rent Improves But Pandemic Shortfall Continues To Grow
Investors in the UK’s commercial property sector experienced a shortfall in rent collected of £707,265,000 in the three months of the June Quarter
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Self-Isolation Removed For Double Jabbed Close Contacts From 16 August
From Monday 16 August, people who are double jabbed or aged under 18 will no longer be legally required to self-isolate if they are identified as a close contact of a positive COVID-19 case.
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Chefs Union Calls for the Exemption of Prescribed Inhalers for Emergency Use in Commercial Food Premises
Chefs union Unichef is campaigning for emergency asthma kits to be a requirement in commercial kitchens following the tragic death of 19-year-old Lauren Reid last…
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Government Information On What “Crisis” Support Is Available To Businesses
With the landscape of the current Corvid-19 changing on a daily basis the Chancellor has set out a package of temporary, timely and targeted measures…
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COVID-19 and Your Premises Licence
By Piers Warne, legal director at UK law firm TLT In fast moving situations such as with COVID-19, it is important to take stock of…
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