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
Incidents of violence, harassment and bullying towards nurses in India regularly hit the headlines, but commentators hope that new draft government guidelines designed to improve working conditions in the healthcare sector could help tackle the problem.
By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 12 September 2022
Indian businesses are increasingly adopting hybrid working practices, with employees arguing the flexibility of home working is boosting both their work-life balance and productivity.
By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 05 August 2022
Although the proportion of disabled workers in sectors like finance has increased in recent years, campaigners say progress in ensuring disabled people can enter employment in India is painfully slow, and legal targets are required to force private companies to employ more disabled talent.
By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 05 August 2022
The Uttar Pradesh government has become the latest state to implement rules aimed at protecting female workers from sexual harassment and violence, but campaigners say much more needs to be done to stamp out the problem.
By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 11 July 2022
Fatal and serious fires in business premises regularly hit the headlines in India, but campaigners claim planned reforms to health and safety laws could increase the risk of them happening, rather than reduce it.
By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 11 July 2022
Power cuts caused by a lack of coal at power stations have reignited concerns that India is not moving fast enough to expand sources of renewable energy and start reducing its contribution to climate change and air pollution.
By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 09 June 2022
The recent heatwaves in India have forced people to stop work to avoid the brutal heat, and led to renewed warnings that rising temperatures caused by climate change threaten the health of millions of outdoor workers.
By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 11 May 2022
Indian companies are increasingly supporting the mental wellbeing of staff through initiatives like days off for recuperation, counselling and mobile apps designed to build resilience to stress.
By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 11 May 2022
Although India has made progress in banning the use of chemicals that pose a risk to workers’ health, there remains a long way to go to eradicate the danger.
By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 06 April 2022
Although many countries have banned the use of asbestos, the deadly substance continues to be used widely in India, placing workers and others at serious risk.
By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 06 April 2022
