Fair Work Agency: CEO appointed to lead new employment rights taskforce
Lisa Pinney has been appointed to lead the government’s new Fair Work Agency (FWA) when it launches in April.
By Belinda Liversedge on 13 March 2026
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HSE zeroes in on home worker safety amid calls for ‘more guidance’
HSE is reminding employers that protecting the health and safety of their hybrid and home workers is a “legal duty, not optional guidance.”
By Belinda Liversedge on 10 March 2026
Employers urged to publish menopause ‘action plans’ from April
The government has launched a new initiative encouraging large employers to publish menopause action plans to help women thrive in the workplace.
By Belinda Liversedge on 06 March 2026
Calls for more mental health support for NHS workers grow amid burnout fears
Calls for the reinstatement of UK government funding for the provision of mental health and wellbeing hubs for NHS workers have amplified, as a new survey by the UNISON union warns that the threat of burnout could compound healthcare staff shortages.
By Kerry Reals on 12 April 2024
Water workers abused and assaulted as public anger about sewage leaks rises: GMB
More than a third of water workers in the UK have been verbally abused at work by members of the public in the last 12 months, with just over half attributing the rise in abuse to reports of sewage being dumped, according to a recent survey carried out by the GMB union.
By Kerry Reals on 16 April 2024
Teaching union calls for HSE to include suicides in work-related deaths figures
Teaching union NASUWT has reiterated calls for suicides to be included in the Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE’s) annual figures on work-related deaths, and is calling for suicide prevention training to be provided for all school leaders.
By Kerry Reals on 03 April 2024
Pressure mounts on UK Government to protect jobs while harnessing benefits of AI
Government policy will determine whether artificial intelligence (AI) displaces up to eight million UK jobs or brings significant wage and economic gains, the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) has said in a recent report.
By Kerry Reals on 02 April 2024
Gogglebox star’s death puts spotlight on falls from height at work
Essex Police has confirmed that it responded to an incident in which a man died after falling from height at work near Southend-on-Sea on 27 March.
By Kerry Reals on 28 March 2024
British Safety Council calls for worker wellbeing to be prioritised as it launches pre-election Manifesto
British Safety Council is calling on the next UK Government to appoint a dedicated Minister for Wellbeing and introduce a tax offset for businesses that invest in new technologies which drive up health, safety and wellbeing standards in the workplace, as part of a raft of suggested policies aimed at ensuring the next 50 years are the safest on record.
By British Safety Council on 20 March 2024
Employers urged to do more to protect workers’ personal safety
Demands are growing for employers to put more measures in place to protect lone workers and customer-facing staff amid a rising tide of violence and intimidation, according to personal safety charity Suzy Lamplugh Trust and employee safety solutions provider Peoplesafe.
By Kerry Reals on 21 March 2024
Tube workers exposed to high dust levels take more sick leave, but more research needed: study
London Underground staff working in parts of the network where particulate matter (PM2.5) levels are highest tend to take more sick leave than colleagues in less polluted areas, a new study led by Imperial College London has found.
By Kerry Reals on 15 March 2024
ONS figures on UK economic inactivity prompt concerns over health of younger workers
The latest figures on economic inactivity in the UK have set off alarm bells about the future of the country’s workforce, with young people aged between 16 and 34 driving a rise in the number of people who are not working or actively seeking employment.
By Kerry Reals on 12 March 2024
Government-backed report sets out recommendations to boost autism employment rate
Signing up for an employers’ neurodiversity index, developing training packages targeted at autistic workers and producing “autism design guides” are among 19 recommendations put forward in a new UK government-backed review on autism in the workplace.
By Kerry Reals on 28 February 2024
