newsBSC solves wellbeing puzzle
RECENT RESEARCH by the British Safety Council (BSC) identified significant levels of uncertainty in the UK about wellbeing at work.
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newsSecure stations for passenger and staff safety
HUNDREDS OF Britain’s railway stations are setting the standard in reducing crime, safeguarding vulnerable people and ensuring safer journeys for passengers, rail minister Andrew Jones has announced.
newsMove to tackle employment inequality
JOBSEEKERS ACROSS the UK are set to benefit from mentoring support designed to help them into work, as Employment Minister Alok Sharma announced the rollout of a successful initiative.
newsViolence on teachers in Scotland rises
TEACHERS HAVE written to the Scottish Government describing a disturbing level of physical and verbal assaults, overwhelming workload and lack of teacher numbers in Scottish schools.
newsLong-term health issues for waste workers
WASTE COLLECTION systems used throughout the UK could be causing significant long-term musculoskeletal issues for workers, research has shown.
newsEmployees uncomfortable discussing mental health
OVER THREE quarters of employees believe people at their place of work would be uncomfortable discussing mental health – citing anxiety of how they might be perceived by co-workers (82%), concerns over harm to career prospects (78%), embarrassment (76%), and fears they would not be trusted with more responsibility (69%) as the key barriers.
newsMPs to debate workplace mental health first aid
PARLIAMENT’S BACKBENCH Business Committee has announced that a debate on mental health first aid in the workplace has been scheduled for Thursday 17 January.
newsBSC urges review on impact of ‘zero hours’ contracts
RESPONDING TO the government’s announcement of the new legislation to upgrade workers’ rights made on 17 December 2018, and resulting news stories, the British Safety Council urges the government to offer more protection to workers engaged on ‘zero hours’ contracts.
newsNew guidance for mental health volunteers
FRESH CONCERNS about how businesses use employees to support colleagues with mental health issues have prompted new guidance for bosses.
newsCall for bosses to have legal duty to prevent sexual harassment
THE TRADES Union Congress (TUC) has outlined its belief that employers to have a legal duty to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace
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