Four-day working weeks have hit the headlines again, with a second UK-wide pilot set to begin in November. While there is debate around whether shortening the work week is the answer, attitudes towards more flexible ways of working are changing and employers who fail to recognise this risk being left behind.
By Kerry Reals on 01 November 2024
From March 2025, many businesses in England will have to begin separating their recyclable and food waste from general waste prior to collection, but the changes will bring wider business benefits, such as reduced waste disposal costs and improved sustainability credentials.
By Adriana Olaya Rodriguez, Newell Brands on 12 November 2024
When most people think of injuries in the materials handling industry, they picture serious incidents – severe trauma or even fatalities. However, a silent issue affects far more workers every day: musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs).
By Kirsty Cunningham, Mitsubishi Forklift Trucks on 11 November 2024
Unions have played a significant role in securing safer and better working conditions for India’s workers in the past, but commentators fear that factors like the growth of contract labour and planned labour law reforms will further weaken their ability to fight for safe workplaces.
By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 07 August 2023
With India currently in the grip of monsoon rains, experts are warning that more needs to be done to prevent fatal electrical shocks caused by waterlogged streets, buildings and workplaces.
By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 07 August 2023
Sugar production is a multi-billion dollar industry in India, but the workers who toil harvesting sugarcane in the country’s fields face poor working conditions, exploitation, illness and accidents.
By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 06 July 2023
Rajasthan’s government has announced a proposed levy on customers’ bookings on app platforms to fund social security schemes for gig workers – and commentators say it’s time the central government adopted a similar scheme nationwide.
By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 06 July 2023
The recent high-profile murder of a doctor by a patient in a Kerala hospital has prompted the state government to introduce tougher jail terms for assaulting medical workers, but critics say the measures are woefully inadequate.
By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 07 June 2023
Although new codes aimed at modernising India’s labour laws have yet to come into force, some states have begun to reform their legislation in a bid to boost economic growth – though critics say vital worker rights are being eroded.
By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 07 June 2023
The number of women in employment in India has fallen in recent years, and commentators argue that one of the reasons is poor support from employers when women experience female-specific health problems that affect their ability to perform to their best at work, such as the menopause.
By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 05 May 2023
Although India recently joined the rest of the world in marking World Day for Safety and Health at Work, a spate of fatal accidents in the run-up to the day has again prompted calls for tougher legislation and employer action to protect Indian workers from work-related injury and ill health.
By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 05 May 2023
False claims that migrant workers in Tamil Nadu are regularly being attacked and even killed by people supposedly angry at them depriving the locals of jobs have once again shone a spotlight on the precarious rights and conditions of migrant workers in India.
By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 06 April 2023
Almost daily reports of fatal accidents in India’s factories have prompted renewed calls for government action, but campaigners warn that long-planned changes to India’s safety laws could put workers at even greater risk.
By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 06 April 2023
