Workplace Law recently conducted a survey looking at organisations’ training matrices, asking respondents to tell us  what they included in a training matrix for health and safety, and to tell us how those training needs were identified. Specifically, we wanted to find out what the minimum requirement was for those taking on roles, and what the expectations were for training to be completed within six months to a year. Businesses are becoming more sophisticated in managing and organising training. Increasingly, delivery is central... Continue reading

At the launch of RICS’ Global Strategic FM Guidance Note, the professional body announced its partnership with Workplace Law to produce a series of case studies on the FM industry. The case studies will demonstrate to people outside the sector the tremendous contribution that strategic FM can make to corporate aims and objectives. The case studies have been developed in response to, and in recognition of, a growing demand within the industry to highlight the relevance of the profession. The approach has been to illustrate the value del... Continue reading

Peter Watts, Head of Environment at Workplace Law, has been appointed to the 2050 Group, a dynamic industry group comprising young professionals, all representing a range of disciplines across the built environment. When the group was established in 2010, its aim was to feed into the Innovation and Growth Team review, an initiative led by the Construction Industry Council. The 2050 Group’s objectives include a vision of collaborative working, enabling construction disciplines and professional bodies to work together and achieving a carbon ne... Continue reading

Workplace Law Network and Workplace Law Magazine were last night (7 May) pronounced winner of the Periodical Publishers Association (PPA) Business website of the year (paid for) award. The award, which examines the interaction between the printed magazine and resources available on the website, was presented to Editor Kelly Mansfield and Designer Gary Jobson at a prestigious ceremony held at Grosvenor House in London.This is the third time that Workplace Law has been shortlisted for the award. In 2005 and 2006 the Network was highly commended ... Continue reading

We are delighted to announce that we have been shortlisted in the Elearning Age Awards 2013 for ‘Elearning Development Company of the Year’. This category recognises elearning development companies that have achieved exceptional results within their customers’ organisations as a direct result of the bespoke e-learning content that they have developed, and includes seven other great nominations. We won a silver award at the Elearning Age Awards in 2011, and are pleased to return this year, having grown in both terms of our portfolio and ... Continue reading