newsPOOR EMPLOYEE health has become the most frequent cause of disruption to businesses globally, overtaking IT and telecom outages for the first time since 2014. This is according to the latest global survey of 665 businesses by the BCI and BSI (British Standards Institution) in their ninth annual Horizon Scan Report.
newsGMB, THE union for lifestyle couriers, has hailed Hermes for pledging £1million to support self-employed workers if they need to self-isolate as a result of the coronavirus.
newsTHE TUC has called on employers to support workers affected by the Coronavirus.
newsOFFENDERS JAILED for assaulting emergency workers receive on average less than twelve weeks in prison according to new data released by the Ministry of Justice.
newsTHE CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19), an illness that attacks the lungs and airways, has affected around 78,000[1] people in China, swept over Italy and continues to spread. Martha McKinley, Employment Law Solicitor and Senior Associate at Stephensons Solicitors LLP, is warning employers to agree legal and health and safety procedures for employees in case they need to deal with cases.
newsDESPITE MENTAL health matters being firmly in the public domain, over 700,000* UK businesses (12 per cent), do not believe in supporting the emotional and social wellbeing of their staff, according to research** amongst HR decision makers undertaken on behalf of GRiD, the industry body for the group risk protection sector.
newsSC Johnson is raising awareness and improving training provision to outdoor workers
newsAMAZON WAREHOUSES have been hit by more than 600 serious injuries or near misses in the past three years, a GMB investigation has found.
productPeople that use micro-breaks are actually better prepared and more effective – according to new research.
newsAN ENGINEERING company has been fined for failing to control the risk of its employees developing dermatitis following exposure to metalworking fluid.
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