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
“You can see they want that thread of hope. You’re somebody who’s going to believe in them and they come away with the faith that you’re going to actually do what it says [on the tin].”
By Belinda Liversedge on 09 April 2023
Early research suggests that hybrid working may generally have a more positive than negative impact on worker wellbeing, but employers must nevertheless watch out for problems like feelings of loneliness and isolation among hybrid workers.
By Bex Moorhouse, Invigorate Spaces Ltd on 04 May 2023
With hundreds of thousands of ‘green jobs’ set to be created as the UK seeks to achieve its decarbonisation and environmental goals, IEMA has launched a new careers hub where anybody, from any sector or background, can go for information on how they can play a role in greening the economy.
By Martin Baxter, IEMA on 01 June 2023
Healthy ecosystems and biodiversity are crucial for everything from food production to absorbing carbon emissions – and businesses have a crucial role in reversing biodiversity loss.
By Dr Keith Whitehead, British Safety Council on 12 June 2023
Kitchens can be highly polluted working environments but there are options for making them safer and more sustainable.
By Tom Parkes, London Borough of Camden on 14 June 2023
Implementing water-saving measures can save a business money and energy – and boost its reputation as an environmentally-responsible organisation.
By Laura White, Waterwise on 14 June 2023
Inventors are dragging health screening into the 21st century. But should we be excited or worried about these powerful health intelligence tools?
By Belinda Liversedge on 15 June 2023
There are murmurings that the humble safety poster could be having a moment. So what makes for a powerful poster?
By Belinda Liversedge on 06 July 2023
A new online archive of accidents to Britain’s railway workers between 1889 and 1939 seeks to remember those injured and killed – but also helps us to learn lessons about ways of changing and improving workplace safety culture, attitudes and practices.
By Dr Mike Esbester, University of Portsmouth on 06 July 2023
Slips, trips and falls are the single biggest cause of non-fatal injuries at work in Britain – but there are many practical and cost-effective ways of preventing them.
By Emma Willison, Arco on 06 July 2023
