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
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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
Mates in Mind warns HSE “stepping up” focus on stress following university breach
Mental health charity, Mates in Mind is urging businesses to review their stress management practices following regulatory action from HSE and in the build up to Stress Awareness month in April.
By Belinda Liversedge on 05 March 2026
People of all ages no longer see mental health as ‘taboo’ finds report
Eight in ten Britons say they would be comfortable discussing mental health with a friend if they were experiencing problems, according to a new report, which claims there has been a ‘sea change’ in attitudes towards mental health.
By Belinda Liversedge on 22 September 2023
Workers gain right to request more predictable hours
Workers across the UK will have more say over their working patterns as new laws come into effect.
By Belinda Liversedge on 22 September 2023
Mentorship programme to help women ‘break down barriers’ into health and safety careers
The women's safety group, SOWSHEA, has initiated a new career development programme to equip African young women with safety and leadership skills with the support of British Safety Council.
By Belinda Liversedge on 03 September 2023
HSE inspections up, but prosecutions down over past year
Prosecutions for health and safety offences fell over last year, but inspections increased slightly, according to HSE’s annual report published this summer.
By Belinda Liversedge on 01 September 2023
Cost of living fuels work from home boom
Over a third of employers have seen an increase in staff working from home compared with 2022, an Acas survey has found.
By Belinda Liversedge on 01 September 2023
Falls top the causes of workplace deaths in 2023
Forty workers lost their lives falling from height last year, 11 more than the year before that, and an increase of five on the past five-year average (35 deaths). Falls remain the most common cause of workplace death.
By Belinda Liversedge on 09 August 2023
More than a third say health and safety improved since pandemic, finds report
Health and safety practitioners are more confident since the pandemic that their company will protect workers and that staff will comply with safety rules, a report has found.
By Belinda Liversedge on 03 May 2023
Artificial Intelligence labs locked in ‘out of control race’, warn tech leaders
AI experts and business leaders have petitioned AI labs to pause training of systems ‘more powerful than GPT-4’ until risks have been planned for and managed.
By Belinda Liversedge on 02 May 2023
Group calls for end to ‘death trap’ workplaces in garment trade
Protesters gathered outside Oxford Street fashion shops in a ‘Cost of Fashion’ walking demonstration on Sunday 23 April.
By Belinda Liversedge on 25 April 2023
Wellbeing Conference 2023: highlights from an amazing day
Experts were invited to share insights into employee and organisational wellbeing at British Safety Council’s third annual Wellbeing Conference on 18 April.
By Belinda Liversedge on 19 April 2023
