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Ashleigh Webber

Ashleigh Webber

Ashleigh is a former editor of OHW+ and former HR and wellbeing editor at Personnel Today. Ashleigh's areas of interest include employee health and wellbeing, equality and inclusion and skills development. She has hosted many webinars for Personnel Today, on topics including employee retention, financial wellbeing and menopause support.

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    Areas to pilot WorkWell employment support service revealed

    by Ashleigh Webber 7 May 2024
    by Ashleigh Webber 7 May 2024

    The government has earmarked 15 areas across England that will pilot the WorkWell scheme for people with health conditions.

    • Apprenticeships
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    • ESG

    Grant Thornton and Teesside University launch sustainability apprenticeship

    by Ashleigh Webber 7 May 2024
    by Ashleigh Webber 7 May 2024

    Business advisory firm Grant Thornton UK and Teesside University have launched a new higher-level sustainability apprenticeship.

    • Health surveillance
    • Occupational Health
    • OHW+

    New guidance on assessing occupational hearing loss published

    by Ashleigh Webber 3 May 2024
    by Ashleigh Webber 3 May 2024

    New guidance on interpreting audiogram results for suspected job-related hearing loss has been published.

    • Social mobility
    • Apprenticeships
    • Latest News

    Student employers: ‘reform apprenticeship levy to boost youth employment’

    by Ashleigh Webber 2 May 2024
    by Ashleigh Webber 2 May 2024

    Institute of Student Employers says the next government should focus on the apprenticeship levy to help increase youth employment.

    • Carers
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    • Employment tribunals

    Great-grandmother told child needed ‘a slap’ awarded £24k

    by Ashleigh Webber 1 May 2024
    by Ashleigh Webber 1 May 2024

    A worker who felt forced to resign after a director said her great-grandson needed 'a good slap' has succeeded at an employment tribunal.

    • Right to work
    • Latest News
    • Labour market

    Asylum seekers should be allowed to work after six months, say MPs

    by Ashleigh Webber 30 Apr 2024
    by Ashleigh Webber 30 Apr 2024

    Asylum seekers should be granted the right to work in the UK after six months to give them the chance to escape poverty, MPs say.

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    • Tips and gratuities

    Tipping law introduction delayed until October

    by Ashleigh Webber 30 Apr 2024
    by Ashleigh Webber 30 Apr 2024

    The introduction of a new tipping law has been pushed back from July to October. A statutory code of practice has been published.

    • Case law
    • Bullying and harassment
    • Belief discrimination

    Social worker harassed over gender-critical beliefs wins £58k

    by Ashleigh Webber 29 Apr 2024
    by Ashleigh Webber 29 Apr 2024

    A social worker who won a harassment claim over her treatment after sharing her gender-critical beliefs has been awarded compensation.

    • Northern Ireland
    • Police
    • Data protection

    Staff taking legal action over NI police data breach

    by Ashleigh Webber 29 Apr 2024
    by Ashleigh Webber 29 Apr 2024

    Thousands of police officers and staff have commenced legal action against the Police Service of Northern Ireland following a data breach.

    • Collective redundancy
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    • Job creation and losses

    Job losses expected as Getir closes UK business

    by Ashleigh Webber 29 Apr 2024
    by Ashleigh Webber 29 Apr 2024

    Grocery and food delivery app Getir is closing down its UK business, with up to 1,500 job losses expected.

    • Social mobility
    • Apprenticeships
    • Early careers

    How Virgin Media O2 offers early careers opportunities for all

    by Ashleigh Webber 26 Apr 2024
    by Ashleigh Webber 26 Apr 2024

    Virgin Media O2 was crowned the overall winner at the 2023 Personnel Today Awards in recognition of its early careers programmes.

    • Candidate experience
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    • Retail

    John Lewis publishes job interview questions to aid preparation

    by Ashleigh Webber 25 Apr 2024
    by Ashleigh Webber 25 Apr 2024

    John Lewis Partnership has published the job interview questions candidates could be asked on its careers site.

    • Disability
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    • Department for Work and Pensions

    Job support programme for disabled people quietly scrapped

    by Ashleigh Webber 22 Apr 2024
    by Ashleigh Webber 22 Apr 2024

    The government has quietly scrapped a scheme designed to help disabled people and vulnerable individuals find jobs

    • Employee relations
    • Collective bargaining
    • Latest News

    Amazon: CAC rules union can hold collective bargaining vote

    by Ashleigh Webber 19 Apr 2024
    by Ashleigh Webber 19 Apr 2024

    The Central Arbitration Committee ruled that the GMB can proceed with a vote to gauge Amazon union recognition support in Coventry.

    • Absence
    • Fit for Work
    • Fit notes

    Plans to overhaul fit note system announced

    by Ashleigh Webber 19 Apr 2024
    by Ashleigh Webber 19 Apr 2024

    Rishi Sunak is set to announce plans to move responsibility for issuing fite notesfrom GPs to “specialist work and health professionals” in England.

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