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office worker being shouted at by a manager
Violence and aggression at work can have a serious impact on your workers physical and mental health HSE's guidance on violence at work will help you protect your workers. It will help you: assess the risks put the right controls in place report and learn from incidents There is have guidance on how to support your workers after a violent incident. There are also examples drawn from typical situations where employers have reduced the risk...
First published
25 October 2024
Last updated
25 October 2024
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The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) supports businesses and innovators, from all sectors, who are using personal information in new and creative ways. They offer free expert advice and bespoke support on how data protection laws apply to innovations including AI and machine learning techniques. Their Innovation Advice service is designed to respond to your regulatory questions within 10-15 days and they also publish anonymised versions of the questions and answers to ensure that as many...
First published
24 October 2024
Last updated
24 October 2024
Hairdresser and client
The living wage is good for business, good for employees and good for the local economy. By paying the real Living Wage, employers are voluntarily taking a stand to ensure their employees can earn a wage which is enough to live on. As well as it being the right thing to do, there is a growing body of evidence demonstrating the business benefits of becoming a Living Wage employer. The Living Wage rates are independently...
First published
24 October 2024
Last updated
24 October 2024
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Even with an increase in cost of living-related news, we know it can be hard to talk about money. Every year Talk Money Week, this year from 4 to 8 November, encourages people to open up about their finances. The week is an opportunity for everyone to get involved with events and activities across the UK which help people have more open conversations about their money – from pocket money to pensions – and continue...
First published
24 October 2024
Last updated
24 October 2024
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Workers in Wales who have been made redundant from Tata Steel UK or a business within the company’s supply chain and other associated contractors can now access dedicated funding to help them re-skill and regain employment. The ‘Employment & Skills Flexible Fund’ is part of a £13.5m UK Government funded programme coordinated by the Tata Steel Transition Board to support people and businesses affected by Tata Steel UK’s transformation programme. The fund, which is open...
First published
23 October 2024
Last updated
23 October 2024
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International Trade Week (ITW) is back from 11 to 15 November 2024. Led by the Department for Business and Trade (DBT), in partnership with industry, ITW features a variety of activities for companies such as events, workshops and webinars. Whether you’re looking to secure your first export contract or expand your existing international sales, ITW will have something for you. The week’s activities are for UK companies of all sizes and sectors – whether selling...
First published
23 October 2024
Last updated
23 October 2024
Greenfleet
Electrifying and futureproofing any fleet is not straight-forward. Implementing a strategy to ensure that the right vehicles, technology and policy is put in place, is paramount and because all businesses across Wales are at different stages, there is still plenty of work to be done. After witnessing the impact of the GREENFLEET Scotland events since 2009, together with the EV Rally since 2021, and the start of the EV Rally – Capital City Challenge in...
First published
23 October 2024
Last updated
23 October 2024
Business man being harassed at work
The law on preventing sexual harassment in the workplace is changing. On 26 October 2024 the new Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Act 2023 will come into force. The Act introduces a new positive legal obligation on employers to take reasonable steps to protect their workers from sexual harassment. If an employer breaches the preventative duty, we (the Equality and Human Rights Commission) will have the power to take enforcement action against the...
First published
23 October 2024
Last updated
23 October 2024
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As world leaders gather this week at the Biodiversity COP16 in Cali and a month before world leaders gather at Baku for COP 29, the Welsh Government has published a strategy focused on delivering a Wales adapted for our changing climate. The Climate Adaptation Strategy for Wales 2024 - shared by Deputy First Minister with responsibility for Climate Change and Rural Affairs, Huw Irranca-Davies - outlines how the Welsh Government and partners can tackle the...
First published
22 October 2024
Last updated
22 October 2024
J&H Spreading Argi engineering
A Builth Wells-based agricultural contractor and engineer is on a mission to help farmers remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere through new technology. Thanks to support from Business Wales, Phil Hughes has expanded his company, J&H Spreading and Agri Engineering Ltd, to help farms to incorporate a new carbon capture practice using basalt dust, into their land management. Basalt dust offers the opportunity to capture carbon from the air, by safely locking it into the...
First published
22 October 2024
Last updated
22 October 2024

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