At the annual IOSH Conference held on Monday 20 November at the ICC in Birmingham, IOSH Chief Executive, Bev Messinger, outlined its new qualification in health and safety – the NCFE IOSH Level 3 Certificate in Safety and Health for Business. Developed in response to business trends and feedback from employers, trainers and experienced practitioners, the qualification offers both a business and a technical focus, with an emphasis on delivering tangible benefits for organisations. As well as providing a technical overview of safety and health... Continue reading

The 2017 IOSH Conference and Exhibition takes place at the NEC in Birmingham next week, with the theme of ‘transforming health and safety across the world’. The main focus of the conference will be on: Globalisation and OSH in different contexts The changing world of work, including the impact of technology on OSH professionals Developing personal resilience and skills Multi-disciplinary working and integrating OSH across the workplace Building the profession, ensuring that it’s fit for the future. Hot topics include: Moving... Continue reading

Last week saw events taking place around the country in support of Living Wage Week, to coincide with the new increased rates that apply throughout the UK. From 6 November, the London Living Wage is £10.20 per hour, which covers workers in all boroughs in Greater London. The UK real Living Wage for workers outside of London is £8.75. The rates are calculated annually by the Resolution Foundation and overseen by the Living Wage Commission, based on the best available evidence about living standards in London and the UK.  There is inevitabl... Continue reading

International Workplace is thrilled to have been shortlisted for 2018’s i-FM Technology in FM Awards, for its design, development and implementation of a new set of technologies to transform learning in the FM sector. The annual i-FM Technology in FM Awards recognise companies and organisations in the facilities sector that are utilising new technologies to achieve exemplary improvements in business processes and performance in the world of the connected workplace. Since 2014, International Workplace’s strategy has been to become the lead... Continue reading

Today sees the launch of the fifth series of Strategic Facilities Management case studies from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, authored by International Workplace. The latest series of case studies focuses on societal impact, and showcases great work being done by ISS Facility Services, Servest, Sodexo, KBR, Aviva, and VINCI Facilities, working in partnership with their clients, suppliers and for and on behalf of their communities. The case studies, drawn from a variety of sectors, explore the wide-ranging influence and impact t... Continue reading