Employers should “start preparing now” for three key measures expected in Employment Rights Bill which will give women enhanced rights in the workplace, said a senior lawyer.
By Belinda Liversedge on 03 April 2025
Around one in seven (14 per cent) UK adults have experienced a long-term health condition because of the virus.
By Belinda Liversedge on 25 March 2025
Exposure to large amounts of silica dust was among a “catalogue of failures” at an east London construction site, a court heard.
By Belinda Liversedge on 19 March 2025
Teaching union NASUWT has reiterated calls for suicides to be included in the Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE’s) annual figures on work-related deaths, and is calling for suicide prevention training to be provided for all school leaders.
By Kerry Reals on 03 April 2024
By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 08 April 2024
Government policy will determine whether artificial intelligence (AI) displaces up to eight million UK jobs or brings significant wage and economic gains, the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) has said in a recent report.
By Kerry Reals on 02 April 2024
Essex Police has confirmed that it responded to an incident in which a man died after falling from height at work near Southend-on-Sea on 27 March.
By Kerry Reals on 28 March 2024
British Safety Council is calling on the next UK Government to appoint a dedicated Minister for Wellbeing and introduce a tax offset for businesses that invest in new technologies which drive up health, safety and wellbeing standards in the workplace, as part of a raft of suggested policies aimed at ensuring the next 50 years are the safest on record.
By British Safety Council on 20 March 2024
Demands are growing for employers to put more measures in place to protect lone workers and customer-facing staff amid a rising tide of violence and intimidation, according to personal safety charity Suzy Lamplugh Trust and employee safety solutions provider Peoplesafe.
By Kerry Reals on 21 March 2024
London Underground staff working in parts of the network where particulate matter (PM2.5) levels are highest tend to take more sick leave than colleagues in less polluted areas, a new study led by Imperial College London has found.
By Kerry Reals on 15 March 2024
The latest figures on economic inactivity in the UK have set off alarm bells about the future of the country’s workforce, with young people aged between 16 and 34 driving a rise in the number of people who are not working or actively seeking employment.
By Kerry Reals on 12 March 2024
Signing up for an employers’ neurodiversity index, developing training packages targeted at autistic workers and producing “autism design guides” are among 19 recommendations put forward in a new UK government-backed review on autism in the workplace.
By Kerry Reals on 28 February 2024
Discrimination against healthcare workers in England from members of the public reached its highest level in five years in 2023, according to data from the latest NHS England staff survey.
By Kerry Reals on 11 March 2024
