More than 50 employers sign up to new Age-friendly Employer Pledge
By Belinda Liversedge on 11 January 2023
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‘Doctors are reaching their limit’, warns BMA
By Belinda Liversedge on 11 January 2023
New health and disability support service seeks feedback
By Belinda Liversedge on 10 January 2023
Apprentices should learn about silicosis, say MPs in new report
A cross-party group of MPs has said construction apprentices must learn about the risks of inhaling silica as part of their syllabus, one of ten priorities aimed at preventing silicosis.
By Belinda Liversedge on 24 January 2023
More than 50 employers sign up to new Age-friendly Employer Pledge
More than 50 employers including Zurich Insurance UK and Virgin Hotels have pledged to be more age-friendly as part of a programme run by the Centre for Ageing Better.
By Belinda Liversedge on 11 January 2023
‘Doctors are reaching their limit’, warns BMA
The British Medical Association has warned that the UK will 'get sicker' unless the government improves pay and conditions for its doctors, as 2022 was officially one of the worst years in history for excess deaths.
By Belinda Liversedge on 11 January 2023
New health and disability support service seeks feedback
A new service to support employee health and disability is inviting users to test it out and provide feedback.
By Belinda Liversedge on 10 January 2023
Letter urges PM not to scrap working at height laws
The Scaffolding Association has written to Business Secretary Grant Shapps to express concern that Working at Height regulations (WAHR) could be axed under an overhaul of EU-derived law in the UK.
By Belinda Liversedge on 06 January 2023
Inhaled metal Tube dust can enter bloodstream, finds study
The London Tube network is polluted with metallic particles small enough to enter human bloodstream, a Cambridge university study has found.
By Belinda Liversedge on 19 December 2022
Car industry joins Working Minds campaign to support workers struggling this Christmas
Motor repair trade organisations have joined forces with HSE's Working Minds campaign to tackle work-related stress in the industry ahead of Christmas.
By Belinda Liversedge on 16 December 2022
Government in push to attract over 50s into work
The government has launched a new scheme to help remove barriers keeping older workers out of the jobs market after figures show that over 50s are still the main age group dropping out of work.
By Belinda Liversedge on 22 November 2022
‘Disturbing’ conditions revealed at Boohoo warehouse
Work and pensions secretary Mel Stride has expressed concern about alleged conditions at fashion brand Boohoo’s warehouse in Burnley following a Times investigation.
By Belinda Liversedge on 25 November 2022
Under-resourced wellbeing strategies likely to fail, says Deloitte report
Bikes, bananas and one-off events don’t cut it anymore when it comes to wellbeing, states a new report from Deloitte which says that wellbeing needs investment and a strategy.
By Belinda Liversedge on 30 November 2022
