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 Tribunal rules employer unfairly dismissed manager who requested home working to shield vulnerable son

Tuesday 30th May 2023
A contract manager who was made redundant after requesting permission to work at home for ‘six weeks until he could be vaccinated’ and protect his vulnerable son from coronavirus was unfairly dismissed, a tribunal has ruled.
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 Hospital maintenance worker unfairly dismissed over Covid test refusals

Friday 5th May 2023
A judge has ruled that a general repairman at a London hospital was unfairly and wrongfully dismissed for refusing to take Covid tests twice a week.
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 Welsh ambulance worker who caught Covid from patient died of an industrial disease, concludes coroner

Monday 27th March 2023
A coroner has concluded that an ambulance worker in Wales who caught Covid while attending to an infected patient died from an ‘industrial disease’.
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 Disabled employee dismissed for suitable work chair request was a victim of disability discrimination, tribunal rules

Thursday 12th January 2023
A remote tribunal has ruled unanimously that an employee dismissed from his position as an employability adviser has been successful in his claims of disability discrimination
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 Dismissed caretaker suffering with Long Covid wins case

Friday 2nd December 2022
A preliminary hearing at an employment tribunal in Scotland has ruled that a charity caretaker’s long Covid symptoms amount to a disability under section 6 of the Equality Act 2010.
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 The importance of good social dialogue in OSH

Tuesday 1st November 2022
Morocco has been hailed for its response to COVID. Mohamed-Amine Zahr TechIOSH explores how good social dialogue helped, why it’s so important to OSH and how to do it.
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 Healthy buildings

Wednesday 7th September 2022
This video looks at what makes buildings healthy, and what role health and safety practitioners can play in ensuring buildings are healthy for their workforces.
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 Remote working's ethical dilemmas

Thursday 1st September 2022
The rapid shift to remote working has presented employers with new workplace ethical dilemmas.
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 Strategic, planned approach critical to support employees with Long Covid, says SoM

Monday 15th August 2022
Organisations need to take a strategic, planned approach to support employees who are living with Long Covid and not simply rely on line managers to decide how best to manage individual cases.
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 Netherlands law requires employers to consider home working requests

Friday 15th July 2022
The Netherlands government has taken a step closer to giving employees the right to work from home by approving legislation that requires employers to consider home working requests.
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