INFORMATION
Bullying is on the rise
Sall Swann of JLT Speciality
Bulletin advises on new Insurance Act
JLT Specialty has launched an advice bulletin to help companies understand the likely impact of the Insurance Act 2015. When it comes into effect on 12
August 2016, the Act will govern all business contracts of insurance, reinsurance and retrocession in England & Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Sally Swann, Head of the
Midlands Region for insurance broking and risk management advisers JLT Specialty, said: “The Act is the first significant change since the Marine Insurance Act 1906. “It will bring about substantial
changes to the way in which both insured and insurers arrange insurance and on the role of the insurance broker acting for a client.”
A study by the Arbitration and Conciliation Service, Acas, found that bullying was on the rise in East Midlands’ workplaces. It also found that victims were
afraid to speak out. The Acas paper ‘Seeking Better Solutions: Tackling Bullying and Ill- Treatment in Britain's Workplaces’ looked at the latest research on workplace bullying as well as calls to the Acas helpline from employers and employees across the country. Acas East Midlands dealt with
over 1,000 calls related to bullying and harassment over the year to November 2015. Some callers reported that
workplace bullying caused them to self-harm or consider suicide. Acas Area Director, Kate
Nowicki, said: "It is advisable for East Midlands workplaces to look at how they deal with bullying as our research reveals that it is increasing and is more likely to be
found in organisations that have poor workplace climates where this type of behaviour can become institutionalised. "Businesses in the
East Midlands should be taking workplace bullying very seriously as the annual economic impact of bullying- related absences, staff turnover and lost productivity is estimated to be almost £18bn. "Our report has
a set of recommendations that East Midlands businesses may find useful to help prevent and deal with workplace bullying." Calls to the Acas helpline around bullying revealed:
42 business network February 2016
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