newsWORKERS IN the city of Birmingham suffer twice as many fatal accidents at work compared to the rest of the country, according to research from payroll and HR expert Moorepay. Chances of suffering a fatal accident in the city were 0.84 per 100,000 workers, compared to a national average of just 0.4.
newsIOSH HAS urged the UK Government to implement 21 recommendations for improvements to the Modern Slavery Act.
newsRECENT RESEARCH by the British Safety Council (BSC) identified significant levels of uncertainty in the UK about wellbeing at work.
newsHUNDREDS 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.
newsJOBSEEKERS 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.
newsTEACHERS 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.
newsWASTE COLLECTION systems used throughout the UK could be causing significant long-term musculoskeletal issues for workers, research has shown.
newsOVER 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.
newsPARLIAMENT’S BACKBENCH Business Committee has announced that a debate on mental health first aid in the workplace has been scheduled for Thursday 17 January.
newsRESPONDING 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.
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