International Workplace’s next three-day ILM Level 3 Award course is taking place at our Executive Centre in London, starting on 13 June. The ILM level 3 qualification is designed for team leaders and aspiring managers and provides a firm foundation in all areas of leadership and management. This internationally recognised qualification helps create effective first line managers by teaching particular skills and building confidence. Because all ILM qualifications are work-based, the learning and assessment is practical and tied into real wor... Continue reading

RICS has published the third instalment in its series Raising the Bar, examining the strategic impact of good facilities management practice on business performance. An Executive Summary and the full report (Raising the Bar: from Operational Excellence to Strategic Impact in FM) are both available in pdf format free of charge from the RICS website. This research, conducted with IFMA, identifies the key issues facing the industry and puts ways forward for how FM can build recognition and understanding at board level, among other business leader... Continue reading

Progress towards real equality for disabled people over the past 20 years is insufficient and “littered with missed opportunities and failures”, the Chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission has said following the publication of a comprehensive analysis of how the rights of disabled people are protected in Great Britain Commenting on the damning new state of the nation report, ‘Being disabled in Britain: A journey less equal’, David Isaac said: “Whilst at face value we have travelled far, in reality disabled people are be... Continue reading

A major legal appeal case has been launched at the Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT) to tackle bogus self-employment in all sectors. The case is the first appeal launched by union Unite’s new Strategic Case Unit, which will focus much of its work on tackling bogus self-employment and contracts in all sectors. The case is significant as the EAT’s decision on the appeal will set a legal precedent, which Employment Tribunals nationwide will be obliged to follow when dealing with claims involving agencies and employers that utilise unlawful pa... Continue reading

The introduction of a premium rate for zero-hours contracts could act as a deterrent to ‘lazy employers’ pushing job risks and insecurity on to workers, according to the head of a governmental review into employment practice. Matthew Taylor made the suggestion as part of his ongoing exploration of the gig economy and other new forms of work. Official figures have found there were 905,000 people on zero-hours contracts in the final quarter of 2016, 101,000 more than the previous year, with the review describing the position of many such wor... Continue reading