newsTaxi shortage threatens staff safety
THE PROFESSIONAL services sector employs 21.4% of workers in the UK, the highest percentage within any single occupation
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newsRail industry must focus on climate challenge and health of workers
IN ITS 2023 health and safety report, the Office of Rail and Road says Network Rail must ensure it delivers the changes needed to address the risks of climate change, and, along with the rest of the industry, continue to improve the management of the health of its workers.
newsCall for funding for NHS staff mental health hubs
THE RCN has joined forces with the British Psychological Society and other health organisations to raise serious concerns about the lack of continued funding for psychological support for NHS staff.
newsTougher action needed against human trafficking
IOSH CALLS for action to improve and enforce laws around human trafficking.
newsArco issues Illegal Migration Bill statement
ARCO IS disappointed to see that the Government have rejected a number of amendments to the Illegal Migration Bill, proposed by the House of Lords, to help protect victims of modern slavery.
newsBreak the second glass ceiling, urges BSI
WOMEN IN the UK are urging politicians and business leaders to take steps that help older women to remain productive in the workforce for longer, as research shows more than half (54%) feel it would be difficult for them to raise issues, including menopause, with their employers and three fifths would also feel uncomfortable bringing up health and wellbeing issues with a male manager.
newsGreen transition offers chance to improve work conditions
THE TRANSITION to greener economies and industries offers a “once-in-a-lifetime opportunity” to improve working conditions and practices for migrant workers, according to IOSH.
newsHSE publishes work-related fatality figures
ONE HUNDRED and thirty-five workers were killed in work-related incidents in Great Britain in the last year, according to figures published on 6 July by the Health and Safety Executive.
newsIOSH responds to working from home claim
UK WORK and pensions secretary Mel Stride has been quoted in a national newspaper saying increases in people working from home is causing a rise in those on long-term sickness.
newsUnion launches cancer testing for London firefighters
VITAL FIREFIGHTER cancer monitoring has been launched in London as part of a new UK wide research project commissioned by the Fire Brigades Union (FBU). The testing is being carried out by the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan), led by a world expert in fire toxicity, Professor Anna Stec, and will continue until June 24th.
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