It was a special day in Dubai on 11 February as British Safety Council presented its Middle East Conference 2025 – the organisation’s first live, in-person event in this part of the world for several years.
By Jay Ludditt, British Safety Council on 19 February 2025
More than a dozen Members of Parliament have backed a proposed amendment to the Employment Rights Bill, calling for the Government to take a closer look at how the UK could transition to a four-day working week without a reduction in pay.
By Kerry Reals on 14 February 2025
The Building Safety Regulator (BSR) will receive £2 million of funding to help speed up the delivery of large-scale housing developments across the country, the UK Government has announced.
By Kerry Reals on 13 February 2025
It was a special day in Dubai on 11 February as British Safety Council presented its Middle East Conference 2025 – the organisation’s first live, in-person event in this part of the world for several years.
By Jay Ludditt, British Safety Council on 19 February 2025
Network Rail has been fined £3.75 million over the deaths of two workers who were struck by a train while carrying out track maintenance in 2019.
By Kerry Reals on 17 February 2025
More than a dozen Members of Parliament have backed a proposed amendment to the Employment Rights Bill, calling for the Government to take a closer look at how the UK could transition to a four-day working week without a reduction in pay.
By Kerry Reals on 14 February 2025
The Building Safety Regulator (BSR) will receive £2 million of funding to help speed up the delivery of large-scale housing developments across the country, the UK Government has announced.
By Kerry Reals on 13 February 2025
Workers’ rights campaigners are hailing a landmark victory for the Indian labour movement after a Samsung Electronics plant in Chennai recently became only the second Samsung Electronics plant in the world to formally recognise a trade union.
By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 09 February 2025
Funding cuts have placed the UK’s Health and Safety Executive (HSE) under “considerable financial pressure” as its remit has simultaneously expanded, but the regulator is committed to ensuring it gets the best value out of the money it has, a Parliamentary Select Committee has heard.
By Kerry Reals on 05 February 2025
Workers on UK festival sites have raised concerns about their safety and working conditions, pointing to long hours and extreme heat, in a survey carried out by the Bectu union.
By Kerry Reals on 03 February 2025
British Safety Council has teamed up with renowned safety psychologist Dr Tim Marsh to publish a book containing his insights on health, safety and wellbeing over the years, with all proceeds being donated to two mental health charities.
By British Safety Council on 23 January 2025
Almost 70,000 people with mental health issues were given employment support last year as part of the NHS Talking Therapies Programme – up nearly two-thirds on the year before, latest figures show.
By Belinda Liversedge on 23 January 2025
Traditional safety risks have been prioritised over workers’ health for too long and there needs to be a “fundamental shift” towards preventing employees from becoming ill through their work, according to Health and Safety Executive (HSE) chair Sarah Newton.
By Kerry Reals on 23 January 2025
