Business Insights

As businesses look towards returning to the workplace, Simon Ringham, consultant at Safety Management Limited, discusses the importance of managing Health & Safety competently and the benefits of outsourcing Health and Safety expertise.

The UK economy is suffering at the hands of Coronavirus. To recover from the protracted lockdown, we must embark upon large-scale reopening of business.

2020 was hardly a walk in the park, for anyone.

During the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020 and 2021, many companies and organisations understandably paused or scaled down workplace alcohol and drug testing due to hygiene concerns.

As 94% look towards a return to the workplace, overpriced coffees on the commute to memorable Friday hangovers at the office, Addison Lee have grilled Londoners to uncover the guilty pleasures they’re looking forward to as we return to work. 

We’re all worried about our staff returning to work. But did you know business owners have a duty of care to carry out the correct processes, procedures, and actions that take your employees’ needs into account?

Nina Wyers from The Floorbrite Group Ltd, offers practical solutions and innovations to limit the spread of Covid-19 in your workplace.

Back in 2015, a youtube video of a “smart” soap dispenser went viral. The clip shows a black narrator trying to get a handful of soap by waving his hand under the sensor.

It comes as no surprise that many businesses have struggled throughout multiple lockdowns and the effects of the coronavirus, particularly those that require groups of people to attend and take part in their services.

As many of us are now planning the return to our place of work, which for many of you will be the first time since the pandemic began, there are a few important things to remember in order to ensure that you protect the wellbeing of your employees.

Do you ever feel that life runs away with you? When you take on a new project, whether in business or everyday life, you can feel excited at the prospect of something new, keeping busy, entertained.

As lockdown restrictions begin to lift, a wave of new concerns has got UK workers feeling worried when it comes to returning to the office.

Having a roof over your head is something everyone should be entitled to. Unfortunately, having a safe place to call home is only possible if you have the funds to pay for rent and bills.

At the very beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, information about the virus and how to combat the spread was unclear and often changing by the day.

The UK’s Covid-19 vaccination roll out has been impressive. But there is still some way to go before everyone has been offered their second dose.

When employers are looking to build up a team for an innovative project, they can often fall into the trap of looking for someone new rather than realising the potential of their current workforce.

Over a year has passed since the pandemic struck the world, killing millions and restricting hundreds of thousands in the UK to working from home.

Meeting deadlines, hosting meetings, writing reports, whatever you need to achieve between breakfast and clocking off is much easier if you start the day well.

In January 2021, the Health and Safety Executive announced that it has received 134,000 covid workplace complaints since the start of the pandemic.

Helen Hooper, Chief Executive of MOHS Workplace Health, highlights symptoms of stress and the importance of creating a work culture supportive of mental health.

Preventing, minimising and managing stress in the workplace is essential to create a positive working environment and help your employees thrive.

If the roadmap out of lockdown holds strong then there are undoubtedly boardrooms and staff meetings, socially distanced of course, up and down the country planning and preparing to return to the office place.