The CDM Regulations make construction safer by creating roles and responsibilities, making everyone accountable for the safety of everyone else during, and after, a project. But what makes a project notifiable?
Statistics show there are around 526,000 cases of work-related stress in Great Britain each year, and nearly 12.5 million working days are lost because of it - which equates to over 3 weeks for each case! Have a go at our Online Stress Awareness Quiz and see how you get on!
It’s down to the employer of the organisation to establish the rules on how holidays must be requested. If your organisation has no holiday policy set out, the minimum amount of notice you should expect is a minimum of twice the amount of time that the employee has requested.
An easy one to confuse... Did you know that stress is the biggest cause for lost hours at work every year? People overstretch themselves and work at breaking point until they snap! But what is the difference between stress and manageable pressure?
Our production team have just finished creating our new Stress Awareness course. As I was writing the script, I wanted to include useful tools that can be used by our learners whenever they feel stressed, overwhelmed or anxious - which is very common these days with our fast-paced work environments, hectic home lives and busy social schedules! Through my research, I learned something very important...