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 ...
WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH
June 3, 2021Stress is a major cause of sickness absence in the workplace and is estimated to cost over £5 billion a year in Great Britain. It affects individuals, their families and colleagues by impacti...
DESIGNING FOR BETTER FIRE SAFETY IN SCHOOLS
June 3, 2021In 2007 the Department for Education’s (DfE’s) published Building Bulletin (BB) 100, “Design for Fire Safety in Schools”. This document provides fire safety design guidance for schools...
ASBESTOS REGULATION REVIEW LAUNCHED
May 26, 2021The HSE have now launched a review of the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012. The HSE is seeking the views of anyone who manages asbestos in their workplace or works with asbestos. They have...
WELDING AND METAL FABRICATION INSPECTIONS LAUNCHED
May 21, 2021The HSE have announced the launch of a programme of inspections targeting metal fabrication businesses. While these inspections will be focusing on the management of welding fume and metalwork...
UPDATED GUIDANCE FOR CONSTRUCTION HOISTS
May 21, 2021Hoists are often used in construction as a convenient way of getting people and materials to and from high workplaces. The consequences if a hoist was to fail while in operation could be serio...
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