Older Black Worker Centre For Ageing Better

Employers have every reason to support older workers

Workers over the age of 50 comprise nearly one third of the entire UK workforce, and they’re essential to the economy. Employers therefore have an imperative to recruit – and retain – older workers.

By Tracy Riddell, Centre for Ageing Better on 07 May 2026

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CCTV reveals worker’s traumatic 11,000v shock: tree surgery firm is sentenced

An employer has been fined after a tree surgeon suffered a powerful electric shock when the mobile lighting tower he was pushing made contact with an overhead powerline.

By Belinda Liversedge on 07 May 2026

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The hybrid working playbook: what to do, what to avoid, and why evidence matters

Research shows hybrid working delivers measurable gains in workforce inclusion, satisfaction and retention, but it’s crucial employers embed flexible working arrangements in ways that support performance, fairness and sustainable organisational culture.

By Tess Lanning, Timewise on 05 May 2026

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Experts launch national Asbestos Taskforce to challenge UK’s “manage indefinitely” strategy

The chair of a new Independent National Asbestos Taskforce has criticised the UK’s strategy around asbestos as ‘dangerously complacent’, saying the time has come for evidence-based removal.

By Belinda Liversedge on 28 April 2026

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Safety Management Magazine features

Older Black Worker Centre For Ageing Better

Employers have every reason to support older workers

Workers over the age of 50 comprise nearly one third of the entire UK workforce, and they’re essential to the economy. Employers therefore have an imperative to recruit – and retain – older workers.

By Tracy Riddell, Centre for Ageing Better on 07 May 2026

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Equality and inclusion at work: why we must keep pushing forward on disability inclusion

By Diane Lightfoot, Business Disability Forum on 05 May 2026

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Cultivating positive relationships across neuro-differences and harnessing the power of inclusion in the workplace

By Grant Tickle and Dr Audrey Fleming British Safety Council on 01 May 2026

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Safety Management Prosecutions

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CCTV reveals worker’s traumatic 11,000v shock: tree surgery firm is sentenced

An employer has been fined after a tree surgeon suffered a powerful electric shock when the mobile lighting tower he was pushing made contact with an overhead powerline.

By Belinda Liversedge on 07 May 2026

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Forge fined £750k after worker fatally entangled in lathe

By Belinda Liversedge on 19 February 2026

Safety Management Magazine opinions

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Bullying, sexual harassment and discrimination at work – how to embed a ‘prevention not cure’ approach

Changes to employment legislation relating to sexual harassment at work, which came into force in October 2024, imposed a new ‘preventative’ legal duty on employers, requiring them to be more proactive in preventing sexual harassment from occurring.

By Annie Gray, Schofield Sweeney law firm on 05 May 2026

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One size fits none: why inclusive safety matters

By Mike Robinson FCA, British Safety Council on 05 May 2026

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How do we fix ‘impersonal’ protective equipment?

By Kirsteen Sullivan MP on 05 May 2026

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Why menstruation support matters at work

By Deborah Garlick, Menstruation Friendly by Henpicked on 30 April 2026

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