Work more likely to impact on mental health for female workers, HSE stats suggest
Female workers report significantly higher rates of stress compared to their male colleagues, HSE statistics show.
By Belinda Liversedge on 03 December 2025
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Employment rights bill passes into law, bringing 'work into the 21st century'
Lawyers have joined unions to hail the passing of the employment rights bill into law as ‘the biggest upgrade on workers’ rights in a generation’.
By Belinda Liversedge on 24 December 2025
Traffic wardens to work in groups 'for own safety' after facing abuse from drivers
Traffic wardens in one local council are being sent out to patrol in groups because of threats and abuse.
By Belinda Liversedge on 24 December 2025
CBI calls for reforms to how employee health benefits are taxed
Measures such as enabling companies to provide Employee Assistance Programmes (EAPs) as fully tax-free benefits and relaxing rules on tax relief for employer-funded medical treatments could help boost the UK economy by £2.65 billion over four years, according to research published by the Confederation of British Industry (CBI).
By Kerry Reals on 21 August 2024
Union calls on employers to prepare for new strain of mpox
UNISON is urging employers in the UK to ensure measures are in place to protect workers from mpox, following the World Health Organization’s (WHO’s) declaration earlier this month that the virus is a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC).
By Kerry Reals on 20 August 2024
UK Government explores options on giving workers the ‘right to switch off’
UK workers could be granted the right to switch off and not respond to calls and emails from employers outside their contracted hours, under new plans being considered by the Government.
By Kerry Reals on 20 August 2024
IPPR calls for ‘health-led economy’ as worker sickness causes huge rise in costs to businesses
Presenteeism has driven a £30 billion rise in the cost to UK businesses of employee sickness since 2018, analysis from the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) think tank has shown.
By Kerry Reals on 01 August 2024
Veolia fined £3m after worker died while dismantling North Sea gas rig
A recycling company has been fined £3 million in relation to the death of one worker and the serious injury of another when part of a gas rig fell on them while they were carrying out decommissioning work.
By Kerry Reals on 30 July 2024
ULEZ expansion helped improve air quality in London, says City Hall report
Expanding London’s Ultra Low Emissions Zone (ULEZ) last August contributed to “dramatically lower” pollutant emissions across the UK capital in 2023, according to a report from City Hall.
By Kerry Reals on 26 July 2024
UK Govt to take targeted, local approach to reducing economic inactivity and supporting people back into work
The UK’s new Labour Government has unveiled plans to tackle economic inactivity by working with local mayors to design work, health and skills plans that are specifically targeted at helping local people enter or re-enter the workforce.
By Kerry Reals on 24 July 2024
HSE urges offshore oil and gas firms to focus more on safety risks from human error
Offshore oil and gas companies are being urged to focus more closely on the potential for human error to cause major accidents, after an inspection of a platform operated by Apache in the North Sea found failings in plans to prevent fires and explosions.
By Kerry Reals on 23 July 2024
King’s Speech contains ‘biggest upgrade to workers’ rights in a generation’, says new UK Government
A new Employment Rights Bill that will ban zero-hours contracts, end fire and rehire practices and introduce flexible working rights from day one was among 40 UK Government Bills announced by King Charles III at the State Opening of Parliament on 17 July.
By Kerry Reals on 18 July 2024
Biking to work halves risk of death by illness and is good for mental health, new study finds
Commuting to work by bicycle almost halves the risk of death from illness, a new study has found, but cyclists are twice as likely as non-active commuters to be hospitalised due to a traffic collision.
By Kerry Reals on 17 July 2024
