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How to report an accident

Hazards are present in any workplace and accidents are sometimes unavoidable. Learn about your legal responsibilities when it comes to accident reporting.

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A beginners guide to COSHH

Understand risk assessments, ratings and commonly used chemicals.

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Care Essentials White Paper

Every care organisation has a responsibility to ensure the health, safety, and wellbeing of its workers and residents. Understand the Essentials of Health & Safety and HR in Care.

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Six steps to avoid a fire safety disaster in your care premises…

Keep your care premises safe and compliant with our short guide. To help you get to grips with your responsibilities, we’ll talk you through the six steps you need to follow.

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Fall prevention in home care

We've partnered with Citation to provide you with a short guide on preventing falls in homecare.

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How to hold a disciplinary

Take the pain out of these meetings and understand how to hold a disciplinary correctly with our short guide.

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New COVID guidance: a checklist for employers

The UKHSA has published its updated guidance for managing COVID-19 and other respiratory infections in the workplace…

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Cyber Security Checklist

Use our checklist to help you review your cyber security practices. Keeping your systems and data safe is crucial.

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The essentials of Health & Safety and HR in Education

Each and every educational institution has a responsibility to protect the children in their care from harm.

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A guide to recession proofing your business

Our free guide to recession proofing your business looks at what your business can do now to ensure it's in the best position possible now in preparation for what’s to come.

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Your essential New Year checklist

We've pulled together essential HR and Health & Safety pointers to help you get a handle on your compliance requirements for the year ahead.

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An introductory guide to Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)

Looking to build a sustainable future for your business? Learn about ESG with our introductory guide…

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A guide to equality, diversity and inclusion in the workplace

Whether you employ hundreds of people or you’re responsible for a smaller team, making sure all your employees are treated fairly is still vitally important.

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Managing neurodiversity in the workplace

Employers need to be mindful as to how the business set up helps support those with different neurological conditions to create a diverse workforce.

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Disability inclusivity in the workplace

Disabled people continue to face severe barriers when it comes to entering the workplace. As an employer, you can help to challenge these barriers by creating a more inclusive workplace.

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Fire Safety Checklist

Fire is a threat to every business. Around 70% of businesses fail within 3 years of a major fire. Download our checklist today!

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Fire Safety roles & responsibilities

This guide will focus on the statistics, business owner responsibilities, risk assessments, evacuations and more…

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Fire Safety considerations when returning to work in light of COVID-19

It's likely that there has been some changes to how you do business that will have a direct impact on your current fire safety measures.

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First Aid Checklist

We understand that from the outside it can look like a complicated and long-winded procedure. We have, therefore, created this easy-to-follow checklist to guide SMEs towards legislative compliance.

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Food Hygiene White Paper

An overview of Food Safety to ensure that organisations understand their legal responsibilities and best practices.

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An Overview of the GDPR

The GDPR was enforced on the 25th of May 2018 and was introduced to unify and strengthen data protection for everyone.

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Cost savings and redundancy: What’s the best option for me?

Our HR & Employment Law experts have created this handy guide to help you work through the decision-making process and find the best fit for your business when it comes to cost savings.

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What can HR do to support engaged employees?

Maybe you’ve considered pay negotiations as a way to drum up more motivation and productivity. But pay isn't the only way forward…

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The Good Work Plan – Employment Rights

How does the Good Work Plan affect employment rights? Learn more with our short guide produced in partnership with Citation.

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The Good Work Plan – defining employment status

The changes that came into force on 6 April 2020 as part of the government’s Good Work Plan all centre around the rights of the individuals that work for your business.

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Everything you need to know about the Kickstart Scheme

The scheme is aimed at helping unemployed young people get a foothold on the career ladder by funding six-month job placements.

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How to dismiss someone legally

Although we hope you never need to, if you find yourself in a position where you need to dismiss an employee, you need to approach it right.

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A beginners guide to tribunals

This guide, created by Citation’s Employment Law experts, will guide you through the basics of the Tribunal process and bust any myths or misconceptions you may have.

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The basics of HR Employment Law

Learn the basics of Employment Law with our short guide, including recruitment, interviews, contracts, wages, rights and much more.

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A guide to recruitment and retention in construction

This guide looks into some construction specific tips for recruitment and retention to help you review & improve your current strategies.

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Managing short-term sickness absence

In this guide discover how you can best manage sickness and absence, including the processes you should follow.

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Managing Flexible Working

Employers must consider each request fairly and decide if it can be accommodated, without a negative impact on the organisation. This guide takes you through some key pointers.

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HR White Paper

Download our free HR White Paper today and find out more about important HR topics. Perfect for employers and those working in a HR role.

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An in depth guide to bereavement

Understand how to deal with a bereavement in the workplace.

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Supporting new and expectant mothers

Learn how to support new and expectant mothers in your workplace with our short guide.

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Manufacturing Health & Safety Checks

We've partnered with Citation to provide you with a short guide to help with Manufacturing Health & Safety checks.

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What Health and Safety roles and responsibilities does my business need to consider?

We've put together this guide, in partnership with Citation, to help businesses understand their Health & Safety roles and responsibilities.

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How to reduce Health & Safety and HR costs and improve employee retention with training

In a recent survey, we found a number of areas we have helped our clients to reduce costs and help them to improve employee retention. Here's how…

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A beginners guide to COSHH

We've partnered with Citation to provide you with a short guide on COSHH, the dangers of hazardous substances and how you can take the stress out of COSHH.

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An introduction to tendering

In partnership with Citation, we've produced this guide to provide a refresher on tendering skills so you can learn how to effectively complete tender applications and stand out from the competition.

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How prepared is your business for challenges?

In this guide, together with Citation's experts, we've created a checklist to help businesses determine if they are prepared for challenges or if there is room for improvement.

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Understanding the benefits of ISO Certification

To help you gain a better understanding of the benefits of ISO accreditation's download this free guide put together by Citation's experts.

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Managing Legionella in your workplace

Together with Citation, we've put together this guide covering your responsibilities as an employer, as well as considerations for your Legionella risk assessment.

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Health & Safety enforcements – what to look out for

We look at how employers can reduce Health & Safety and HR costs through training…

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Managing a Remote Team White Paper

Understand how to build structure and trust among remote teams, remove obstacles, effectively communicate, strengthen relationships and more.

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Longer term home working action plan

We've partnered with Citation to provide you with a short guide to help you plan ahead for longer term homeworking.

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Mental Health White Paper

This white paper is a comprehensive resource for employers wanting to learn more about mental health and wellbeing in the workplace.

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Managing employee wellbeing

From blurring the work/life balance, to financial uncertainty, employers may have to support their people in ways they’ve not experienced before.

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Top tips for preventing employee burnout

Together with the experts at Citation we’ve created a free checklist with our top tips and best practise measures to preventing employee burnout.

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COVID-19 and pregnant employees

A short Health & Safety guide for employers focussing on pregnant employees.

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Returning to Work White Paper

We look at the current guidance and sensible precautions an employer should consider for employees returning to work after an absence.

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COVID-secure Risk Assessments & Inspections

Make your workplace COVID-secure and prepare for inspections with our guide…

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Employees who can’t (or won’t) return to work: a troubleshooting guide

Employers are now beginning the process of returning some (or all) of their people back into the workplace.

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Vaccinations and testing FAQs

A short guide produced in partnership with Citation on vaccinations and workplace testing.

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Furlough: your options explored & returning employees

We've partnered with Citation to look at work processes and future considerations for returning your furloughed employees.

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Furlough scheme extension

What does the furlough extension mean for employers? Find out with our short guide produced in partnership with Citation.

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Safeguarding Adults – what you need to know

We’ve put together some top tips to help you make a good start with our friends over at Citation.

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Sexual Harassment in UK Workplaces

Sexual Harassment is any unwanted & repeated behaviour of a sexual nature and it is a form of discrimination, which is illegal.

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Soft Skills – what are they and why are they important?

Soft skills are more important in the workplace than ever before.

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