There is no legal maximum workplace temperature in the UK. Employers must keep conditions reasonable, assess heat risks, and take sensible steps to protect staff. This guide explains the law, who is at higher risk, practical controls, and how to prepare for heatwaves. It includes references to the Health and Safety Executive, the Workplace Regulations 1992, and the Employment Rights Act 1996, plus policy tips and a planning timeline.
Workplace issues rarely explode overnight—they escalate through silence, sudden formality, and growing team impact. This guide explores three clear warning signs an employee issue is about to escalate in 2026, with UK-specific, values-led advice grounded in ACAS guidance, UK GDPR, and ethical HR best practice—so you can act early, protect trust, and reduce risk.
Harness Culture in 2026: A Practical Guide for Ethical SMEs and Charities –
Turn your values into everyday actions with a clear, living ‘how we work’ culture. This guide shows ethical small businesses and charities how to define behaviours, embed sustainability, and align with UK law and recognised standards like B Corp, ACAS, and ISO 30414. Learn how to create a short playbook that boosts trust, wellbeing, and performance, while simplifying decision-making, onboarding, and reporting. Practical steps, templates, and light measurement approaches help your team live your mission confidently every day.
Once an organisation is established, it can be very hard to keep the same culture that it began with. Often very different personalities, skills sets and personal agendas can change things, but not...
We are all wondering can we or should be go on holiday? What happens to us if we do? Can our employer ask us to take time off work to self-isolate? Will we get paid if we are in self-isolation?...
(The Vegan Society Trademark) In the last six years and since the launch of Veganuary, we have seen an unprecedented amount of new vegans and vegan businesses, along with animal rights charities...
If your staff decide to take annual leave and go to a country where they are required to quarantine when they return, do you know how to handle this situation? Most employers we are supporting are...
VEGAN HR - We have been working with The Vegan Society, for over 2 years, providing HR advice and guidance as their outsourced HR experts, specialising in appointing and managing vegans in their...
Redundancies in the workplace environment are part and parcel of every day life for small to medium sized businesses. A downturn in sales, very often results in needing to reduce the biggest costs,...
The Job Retention Scheme (JRS) was launched in March 2020, to provide financial support to employers during the COVID-19 crisis; aimed to reduce the amount of redundancies. Employers have been able...
