Pedal power improves emergency response – St John launches new cycle unit with the support of G4S Channel Islands
St John Guernsey has launched a new cycle response unit to allow first aid volunteers to respond to incidents during public events across the Island, with the support of G4S Channel Islands. The response unit, the...
A Post-Brexit Success Story: UK and Italy Join Together to Fight Food Waste
A new international food rescue partnership has begun between City Harvest London and the Italian Qui Foundation. The two not-for-profit organisations have just started a formal alliance, in order to join forces in ending hunger in their respective countries of operation. City Harvest London is the largest London-based charity in the food redistribution field. Since 2014 City Harvest has grown rapidly in its achievable mission to end...
CIPD: employers may laugh at excuses on National Sickie Day, but are we creating supportive workplaces?
As the UK’s HR community get together to have a giggle at some of the silliest excuses for sickness absence today, the CIPD are warning employers to think about flexible working, mental health issues and creating a...
Southern Rail & ASLEF ‘resolve’ dispute, but RMT remain unhappy – so where does that leave commuters?
Following two weeks of intensive talks, the parties have now reached an agreement about the long-running dispute between ASLEF and GTR Southern. This resolves the current dispute, subject to securing the support of...
Eight out of ten cancer patients have work-related concerns – so why can’t we support staff better?
Based on 6,000 cancer patient records collected over the past decade, RedArc Nurses has identified that 80 per cent of cancer patients who are in work have employment-related concerns at some point during their illness....
The ‘parenthood penalty’ is becoming a realistic concern, diversity consultancy suggests
The possibility of a ‘parenthood penalty’ demonstrates that behaviours towards working parents have yet to evolve, according to diversity consultancy, The Clear Company. In light of recent research highlighting...
