newsExtra mental health support for firefighters
SOUTH YORKSHIRE firefighters are to get extra mental health support, chief officers have announced.
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newsUrgent police officer safety review commissioned
THE NATIONAL Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) has commissioned an urgent review of officer safety on behalf of all chief constables. The review was agreed as UK police chiefs came together to discuss officer safety after recent serious attacks on police officers and a recorded national increase in officer assaults.
newsGMB calls for bus driver fatigue action
GMB HAS stepped up its call for a Bus Drivers ‘Bill of Rights’ to help limit the factors that cause bus driver fatigue right across the UK bus network including London’s outsourced bus system.
newsWorkplace whitepaper addresses mental health
WELLBEING IN the workplace is increasingly gathering more attention, yet business owners and workplace managers are often left in the dark on how to help those struggling with mental ill-health.
newsEmployees not meeting fitness goals
SITTING AT a desk all day can take its toll. Many of us will be familiar with the feeling that we could be more active, but working 9-5 often means that there’s a lot of time spent sitting, and not a lot of time spent standing or walking. In fact, a UK adult spends an average of 9.5 hours a day sedentary.
newsLarge construction projects benefit staff
MAJOR CONSTRUCTION projects can play a critical role in improving workers’ understanding of health risks and championing ‘universally high standards’ across the industry, new research suggests.
newsSupport staff with mental health problems
FOLLOWING THE news of the tragic death of customer assistant, Shaun Winstanley, Mind reminds all employers of their responsibility in promoting wellbeing and looking after their employees at work.
newsConstruction industry’s mental health wake up call
UNITE, THE UK’s construction union, is calling for the industry to meet the challenges of mental health problems affecting workers directly, after a major report in The Guardian revealed that the flagship Hinkley Point project was having to tackle a wave of mental ill health among its workforce.
newsDozens of arrests in NCA anti-slavery operation
SOME 44 PEOPLE have been arrested and 35 potential victims have been identified in the UK as part of a Europe-wide operation targeting modern slavery and human trafficking.
newsWheeled bins can reduce refuse worker absence
NEW RESEARCH shows that the use of wheeled bins is linked to lower sickness absence rates among council waste collection workers.
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