ISO 50001, the flagship International Standard for improving energy performance, has just been updated. ISO 50001:2018, Energy management systems – Requirements with guidance for use, transformed the energy performance of organisations worldwide when it was first published in 2011, providing a strategic tool to use energy more efficiently and effectively. It provides a framework for managing energy performance and addressing energy costs, while helping companies reduce their environmental impact to meet emissions reduction targets. ISO ... Continue reading

Union Unite is accusing the government of using a bill to shield employers who play ‘fast and loose’ with the safety of workers from having to pay compensation to those they injure. The proposals are covered by the Civil Liability Bill, which had its second reading in the House of Commons on 4 September. Although not formally part of the Bill, the government has said there will be an increase in the small claims limit. The small claims limit is currently set at £1,000, and the government is proposing to increase this to £2,000 and £5,0... Continue reading

Over the past few years, International Workplace has worked with the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors to create five series of strategic FM case studies, focusing on the great work that the FM sector does. The next of these hugely successful series of case studies, focusing on the impact and value that FM has, will be on the role and application of technology. New technological trends are emerging across all sectors of the property industry: co-working is disrupting the office space sector, co-living offers new alternatives in residen... Continue reading

International Workplace has been announced as a finalist at the Learning Technologies Awards 2018 in the category ‘Best international learning platform implementation’. The shortlisting is a result of a nine-month collaboration between International Workplace and Abu Dhabi Vocational and Education Training Institute (ADVETI), creating the organisation’s first ever commercial learning platform, to enable it to deliver and monetise eLearning courses in line with the requirements of the UAE’s public sector procurement policy. Internation... Continue reading

Ethnic minority and disabled people’s careers are at risk because employers are failing to collect meaningful data on representation in the workforce, the Equality and Human Rights Commission has warned. The national equality body is calling for mandatory reporting on staff recruitment, retention and promotion by ethnicity and disability, as it publishes worrying research which shows that most employers fail to collect this data or do so inconsistently. It says that this means they are unable to remove the barriers to the progression and rep... Continue reading