17 Nov, 2020 | Legislation & Responsibilities, General
Across the UK, there are around 166,000 registered charities employing 870,000 people. In order to remain operational and deliver essential services, charities are reliant on volunteers to supplement their paid…
23 Oct, 2020 | Home/Hybrid Working, Legislation & Responsibilities
The number of people working from home has steadily been on the rise for the last few years, with the Annual Population Survey (APS) showing around 1.7 million people in the UK…
16 Oct, 2020 | Advice, Lone Working
In the UK, there are approximately 31,720 child and family social workers employed by local authorities in England. The number of social workers visiting clients at home has increased in…
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25 Sep, 2020 | Advice, Legislation & Responsibilities
Under the Equality Act 2010, the definition of a disability is a physical or mental impairment that has a substantial and long-term negative effect on someone’s ability to do normal daily…
21 Sep, 2020 | Lone Working
An increasing number of NHS staff are now lone workers, for some or all of their day, in community settings such as patients’ homes or on outreach work. NHS Protect…
5 Aug, 2020 | Health & Wellbeing
According to the British Cleaning Council (BCC), the UK cleaning industry employs over 700,000 people and contributes over £24 billion to the economy. Cleaners are often categorised by working in…
21 Jun, 2020 | Advice
Shift work is essential within many industries and services, whether this is down to the need for a continuous production cycle, 24/7 services such as our own Alarm Receiving Centre (ARC) or…
1 Jun, 2020 | Advice, General
It’s estimated that around 6.5 million people in the UK are carers which is roughly 1 in 8 adults. Social care workers enable people – particularly those who require some extra practical…
21 May, 2020 | Advice
Generally, a remote area is a location that is a considerable time and distance from help. It can also present some challenging conditions. Getting to and from this area and…
2 Mar, 2020 | Health & Wellbeing
Research by the University of Hertfordshire found that, in 2019, 10 per cent of working-age adults have worked as a part of the gig economy for at least one week, most…
