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World Quality Week 2023: Achieving Excellence with ISO 9001 Certification

Written by: Amy Shaw
6th November

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Quality Conscience: Doing the right thing with ISO 9001

31st October 2023

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When ‘Nice to’ becomes ‘Needs to’: Embracing sustainability with ISO 14001

6th September 2023

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Life at Alcumus: A career story of progression and impact

Lawrence Edwards is the Head of Strategic Planning at Alcumus ISOQAR. Here we speak to him about his life at…
30th August 2023

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Coping with difficult weather and snow conditions

Winter weather can often be treacherous, including heavy rain and snow. This means businesses need to be aware of health…
17th January 2018

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HSE outlines the necessity of HAVS monitoring after Housing Association fined

Businesses across the country are being reminded by the Health and Safety Executive of the importance of workplace monitoring., following…
16th January 2018

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Drones at Work

With drone popularity increasing, we look at the legal requirements surrounding them, and the health and safety risks they can…
14th December 2017

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Increases to injury to feelings awards

The Presidents of the Employment Tribunals in England, Wales and Scotland have updated the three bands of compensation for injury…
7th December 2017

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Autumn Budget 2017 – What employers need to know

We look at the highlights of the 2017 Autumn Budget from a HR perspective, looking at changes to national minimum…
1st December 2017

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Manual Handling and the Use of Manual Pallet Trucks

Do you know the legal responsibilities of manual handling and the use of manual pallet trucks in your workplace? Find…
7th November 2017

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Violence and aggression within the workplace.

Violence and aggression within the workplace is an often ignored issue but should be of a concern to any business…
2nd November 2017

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Cancelling Employees’ Annual Leave

Melanie Darlington, Senior HR Consultant for Alcumus explains the legal policies around cancelling your employees' annual leave.
2nd November 2017

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Suspending an employee unnecessarily can be a repudiatory breach of contract

The High Court held that in the case of Agoreyo v London Borough of Lambeth [2017] EWHC 2019 (QB), the…
2nd November 2017

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ISO 45001 update – international ballot approved

The new international standard for occupational health and safety, ISO 45001 has just passed the crucial international ballot stage.
21st July 2017

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Utilita chooses Info Exchange Software

Utilita is a Hampshire-based energy supplier servicing both domestic and business users, with a focus on pre-payment and smart meters.
31st May 2017

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Huge Increase in Health and Safety Fines

New figures from the BLM show a huge increase in health and safety fines between 2015 and 2016, with the…
25th May 2017