Is nut allergy a disability?

Would your staff know that someone with a nut allergy, who has to carry an epi-pen, would probably be covered by the definition of a disabled person? Are your staff confident to carry out risk assessments with disabled students when a health and safety issue such as this one has been identified? Does your organisation have medication procedures in place that includes the issue of emergency administration of medication?

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New rights to parental leave

From 2015, parents will have the right to divide maternity leave between them. Will this help alter perceptions of time off in the workplace?

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New guidance on employing older workers

Already over 50s form 27 per cent of the workforce. By 2020 it will be a third. Do you know how to make the most of this resource?

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New E&D guidance for small businesses

Inspection will evaluate the extent to which you ‘actively promote equality and diversity among employers’. Have you thought about using new Equality and Human Rights Commission guidance for small businesses, as a means of raising awareness with the employers you are working in partnership with?

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BBC amends HR policy following suicide of employee

Is your organisational culture such that employees find it easy to raise bullying and harassment concerns? An article in Personnel Today highlights the potentially tragic consequences when this is not the case.

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