The High Cost of Unsafe Asbestos Handling
The risks of asbestos exposure are not just long-term health concerns—they can also come at a hefty price for your business.
Asbestos exposure remains the leading cause of work-related deaths in Great Britain. If disturbed, harmful asbestos fibres are released into the air, and inhaling them can lead to fatal diseases. The onset of symptoms often takes decades, and there is currently no cure for these diseases.
How the Menopause Affects Transgender People
A tribunal has awarded £370,563 to Carmen Wood-Hope, a former teacher, after ruling she was unfairly dismissed and given damaging references in retaliation for challenging the headteacher’s classroom observation rules.
Wood-Hope, who served as the trade union official for the National Education Union (NEU) at The Friars Primary School in Salford, confronted headteacher Michael Earnshaw over his decision to stop giving teachers advance notice of classroom observations. She argued this change violated long-standing agreements.
Former Teacher Wins £370K After Boss Gave Damning References
REMINDERS
In the hustle and bustle of other responsibilities, you may have overlooked some articles from Compliance Matters Issue 52. Below are some of the things making the news in the world of compliance in summer 2025.
Transgender individuals can experience menopause or similar symptoms, although the hormonal processes involved may differ from those experienced by cisgender (individuals whose gender identity aligns with their assigned sex at birth) people.
As individuals with ovaries age, their ovaries decrease in function, resulting in lower estrogen levels. This hormonal decline triggers the changes associated with menopause.
Managing Tragedy and Loss in Schools
All schools should have considered their responses to various crises and to have formulated policies on the responses available to them in order to manage the school through the particular crisis.
According to official statistics, one British child in 25 aged between five and 16 will experience the death of a parent or sibling. Hence more than 70% of schools are likely to be dealing with bereavement at any one time.
Construction Site Supervisor Fined for Exposing Bristol Primary School Pupils to Asbestos
Adrian Barraclough, 54, was supervising refurbishment works in the kitchen at Holy Family Catholic Primary School on 13 May 2023 when he used a circular saw to cut through an asbestos insulating board. This action released asbestos fibres into the surrounding area, contaminating the school hall, which remained in use for two days following the incident
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