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From all of us at Robert Gerrard, we wish you a 🌟Happy New Year 2025 🌟 May it be a year filled with success, good fortune and, best of all, lots of fun and happiness 😀 🥳 All the best for 2025 everyone! 🥳 #HappyNewYear #Welcome2025

❓ Are you aware of your duties as an employer regarding workplace facilities? All employers must provide toilets, washbasins and other welfare facilities that workers require. Employers must also provide a working environment that's healthy and safe for everyone in the workplace, including disabled people. This means you must have: 🚽 Welfare facilities 👩💼 A healthy working environment 🦺 A safe workplace Here's more about what you should be providing for a safe and healthy workplace 👉 https://ow.ly/Spet50UrfFW #workplacefacilities #healthandsafety #workplaceregulations

The costs to rebuild commercial properties have surged dramatically in recent years, leaving owners dangerously uninsured - sometimes by as much as 50%. Read on to learn the risks, and discover a surprisingly cost-effective solution. #underinsurance 👉 https://ow.ly/B6OB50UtmNJ

As the festive season approaches, we would like to take a moment to express our gratitude for your continued trust in Robert Gerrard. Please note that our offices will be operating on adjusted hours during this time. However, for any urgent matters, you can still reach us by calling 020 8506 3896 or emailing e.jackson@robertgerrard.com. On behalf of everyone at Robert Gerrard, we wish you a joyful Christmas and a Happy New Year. #RobertGerrard

The Employment Rights Bill marks a pivotal moment in UK employment law. Introducing enhanced employee protections and stricter obligations for employers, the legislation will significantly impact how businesses operate. In our latest article, we outline the key changes, the risks for directors and officers, and how Directors and Officers (D&O) Liability Insurance can provide essential protection. 👉 https://ow.ly/7fFU50Un0lX #EmploymentRightsBill #EmploymentLaw #DirectorsandOfficersInsurance

As the days get shorter and the temperatures plummet, it is time to start preparing your business for winter so you're able to carrying on providing an uninterrupted service. Here's how to ensure everything is ready to stand up to the challenges of the colder months and any seasonal shutdown periods. https://ow.ly/97wF50U3CnJ #winter #beprepared #commercialproperty

Winter isn’t anyone’s favourite time of the year, and driving in harsh weather conditions isn’t pleasant either. As we head into the colder, wetter, icier months, we’re sharing these practical tips to help you adapt your driving style, prepare your vehicle, and understand the precautions you should take to stay safe on the roads. https://ow.ly/xNL850U3Cnt #WinterDriving #WinterDrivingTips #DrivinginSnow #WinterCarCare

Today is World Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Day. 21.9 million working days are lost due to COPD. The disease covers a number of breathing problems where the breathing tubes and air sacs in the lungs are damaged. Breathing in certain dusts, fumes, chemicals or gases in the workplace can cause serious long term lung damage, including conditions like COPD. The HSE has published some useful resources to help employers better understand the risks, and combat them. https://ow.ly/aBGY50U3CmB #WorldCOPDday #COPDday #COPD #ChronicObstructivePulmonaryDisease #HealthandSafety

On the back of Stress Awareness Week, we thought it would be helpful to share a few resources available from the Health & Safety Executive’s Working Minds Campaign. It’s important to be aware that employers have a legal duty to include work-related stress in their risk assessments. Working Minds offers tools and support to help businesses and workers understand the best ways to prevent work related stress and encourage good mental health. You could try: - Their free bitesize online learning provides practical advice and links to free resources https://ow.ly/z0QM50U3Cln - A free monthly e-bulletin provides updates and access to all the latest resources https://ow.ly/iQO550U3Clp Even the smallest steps towards understand workplace stress can make a huge difference to those who are affected by it. #StressAwarenessWeek #WorkplaceStress #WorkingMinds

It’s been reported that the devastating fire in the residential block in Plaistow, East London, was caused by the failure of a lithium-ion battery. It’s so important to be careful when charging anything that’s powered by a lithium-ion battery, such as an e-bike or scooter, and to be aware of the warning signs that the battery is about to fail. London Fire Brigade has warned of a rise in fires involving these batteries, which can be exceptionally ferocious and difficult to put out. Here’s a reminder of the advice we put out a little while back around lithium-ion batteries, safety and insurance. Please take care when charging anything powered by one of these batteries. https://ow.ly/mwHU50TSbak #lithiumionbatteries #lithiumionbatteryfires #escooterfires #ebikefires