UK businesses may have to continue to meet any future new European Union exposure limits for carcinogenic substances at work if they are to avoid compensation claims.
By Professor Kevin Bampton on 07 April 2021
Any post-Brexit review of the UK’s health and safety laws must not result in a watering down of workers’ rights, argues Mike Robinson.
By Mike Robinson, British Safety Council on 23 March 2021
The government’s review of workers’ rights has been scrapped in a rapid U-turn after the business secretary Kwasi Kwarteng confirmed plans had changed.
By Belinda Liversedge on 01 February 2021
Following years of complex negotiations, a Trade and Cooperation Agreement has now been reached between the European Union (EU) and the UK, setting out the framework for future relations.
By Peter McGettrick, British Safety Council on 11 February 2021
The government is sending the wrong message about building back better for workers after admitting it will be examining EU-derived protections, Mike Clancy, general secretary of Prospect told a conference yesterday.
By Belinda Liversedge on 21 January 2021
There can be no more excuses for inaction on issues such as working conditions and putting workers’ voices at the heart of industrial strategy, the GMB union has warned.
By Belinda Liversedge on 06 January 2021
2020 has started with some big risks high up in the news. From fires in Australia as a harbinger of the climate’s power, to violence in the Middle East and, closer to home, the risks involved in leaving the EU, it is these large risks that tend to dominate our attention.
By Mike Robinson, British Safety Council on 14 February 2020
On the 12 December this week, millions of people around the country will vote in the general election.
By Belinda Liversedge on 09 December 2019
Looking back to this time last year, my review of 2018 focused on Brexit, economic anxiety from the high street to high profile bankruptcies, changing risks and a welcome upsurge of discussion about mental health in the workplace.
By Mike Robinson on 27 November 2019
General election candidates have been issued today with police guidance on keeping safe on the campaign trail, and how to respond if they experience abuse or intimidation.
By Belinda Liversedge on 15 November 2019
