GOODS VEHICLE OPERATORS LICENCES NOW REQUIRED FOR SMALL VANS
August 3, 2021The current UK goods vehicle operator licensing regime covers vehicles weighing more than 3.5 tonnes, e.g. lorries and larger public service vehicles (PSVs), such as buses. As part of the U...
CHANGING FIRE SAFETY REGULATIONS
August 3, 2021The key piece of legislation covering fire safety regulation in most non-domestic premises (e.g. workplaces) in England and Wales is the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005. A number of...
BUILDING SAFETY BILL PUBLISHED
August 3, 2021The Building Safety Bill which was first announced last year has now been launched and begun its journey through parliament. This builds on Dame Judith Hackitt’s review of Building Regulatio...
ANNUAL FATAL INJURY STATISTICS RELEASED
August 3, 2021The HSE have recently released provisional fatal injury statistics for the year to March 2021. While these figures are for injuries rather than diseases (including Covid-19) they will have bee...
ALWAYS ASK FOR THE ASBESTOS REGISTER
August 3, 2021Mesothelioma is a form of cancer that takes many years to develop following the inhalation of asbestos fibres, but progress is usually rapidly fatal following symptom onset. Figures recently r...
Changes to Right to Work Checks
August 2, 2021As a result of the pandemic, last year the government made it possible for organisations to conduct right to work changes virtually on a temporary basis. This is now due to end on 31 August 20...
AUTOMATIC TO MANUAL – CHANGES TO DIVING LICENCES TO GO AHEAD
July 28, 2021Earlier in the year we reported on a consultation launched by the Government on two proposed changes to driver licencing requirements. The first of the proposed changes involved allowing drive...
Returning to the workplace – COVID-19
July 15, 2021PIB Risk Management guides you through the importance of a clear risk management process, and offers tailored advice to organisations as they return to work following the pandemic. Risk Manage...
ROADMAPS OUT OF LOCKDOWN – AN UPDATE
July 7, 2021With the latest announcements on changes and easing to restrictions, we provide a summary of these across the UK, and what these mean for your business. England and Scotland Plans have been an...
PIB Motor Trade Practice Group
July 1, 2021Driving performance through innovation and insight PIB has a unique Motor Trade Practice Group that delivers tailored solutions to the automotive sector. Emerging challenges around perceived f...
Changes to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) from July 2021
June 9, 2021The UK Government will continue to pay 80% of your furloughed employees’ usual wages for the hours not worked, up to a cap of £2,500 per month, to the end of June. In July, CJRS grants will...
LEARNING ON THE MOTORWAY
June 3, 2021From June 2018 a change in the law allowed learner car drivers in England, Scotland and Wales to take driving lessons on motorways. Previously learners were only able to have motorway lessons ...
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