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India’s startup boom: how are these businesses performing on employee wellbeing?

India's startup businesses are celebrated as wealth and employment generators, but there are reports some are struggling to provide and maintain a healthy workplace culture, putting employee wellbeing at risk. In the first of a two-part article, we examine the efforts made by startups to provide a safe and healthy working environment, and the effectiveness of their approaches to date.

By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 09 September 2025

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Himalayan flash flooding: how migrant workers are bearing the brunt of climate change impacts

Recent flash flooding in Uttarakhand is thought to have claimed the lives of a number of migrant workers, prompting accusations the Government is failing to minimise the risk of devastating floods caused by a combination of climate change impacts, construction of upstream hydroelectric plants and deforestation for development projects.

By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 09 September 2025

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Violence at work: latest round of high-profile assaults highlights risk to India’s workers and public officials

The Indian Government and employers are facing renewed calls for action to protect workers and public officials from violence and aggression from the public following the latest string of high-profile assaults on employees, public officials and politicians, ranging from airline staff to highway engineers, civic officials to even chief ministers.

By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 09 September 2025

News

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Work needed to narrow wellbeing provision ‘perception gap’, says British Safety Council

Employees have a more negative view of wellbeing provision in their organisations than their employers, a new report from the British Safety Council has revealed.

By Belinda Liversedge on 17 September 2025

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HSE defends use of AI for protecting workers at AGM

By Belinda Liversedge on 12 August 2025

Features

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Artificial stone and the rise of silicosis

With concerns rising that workers who manufacture and install artificial stone kitchen worktops are at high risk of early-onset fatal lung disease, it is vital employers take steps to prevent and control exposure to respirable crystalline silica found in engineered stone materials.

By Tim Turney, Casella on 12 September 2025

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Company and director fined after heavy pipe fractures child’s skull

An old, corroded pipe which fell on a 5-year-old was a foreseeable risk a construction company should have prevented, a court has ruled.

By Belinda Liversedge on 17 September 2025

Opinion

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Asbestos in schools: we urgently need a properly funded removal programme to reduce the risk to pupils and staff

The National Education Union (NEU) was formed in 2017 from an amalgamation of the National Union of Teachers (NUT) and the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL). In total we have around half a million members, who work as teachers, support staff and leaders.

By Sarah Lyons, National Education Union (NEU) on 03 September 2025