A ban on “exploitative” zero-hours contracts will be extended to include agency workers and statutory sick pay rules will be strengthened, as part of a series of amendments to the Employment Rights Bill tabled by the Government on 4 March.
By Kerry Reals on 04 March 2025
It was a special day in Dubai on 11 February as British Safety Council presented its Middle East Conference 2025 – the organisation’s first live, in-person event in this part of the world for several years.
By Jay Ludditt, British Safety Council on 19 February 2025
The Building Safety Regulator (BSR) will receive £2 million of funding to help speed up the delivery of large-scale housing developments across the country, the UK Government has announced.
By Kerry Reals on 13 February 2025
The odds of being diagnosed with common mental health disorders are greater for people living in polluted areas, even when factors like socioeconomic deprivation have been accounted for, a new report has cited.
By Belinda Liversedge on 17 April 2023
An HSE review of use of ‘forever chemicals’ present in everyday items such as furniture and drinking water has been published to help the government consider supporting a ban or to increase monitoring of them.
By Belinda Liversedge on 17 April 2023
The government’s Net Zero strategy fails to protect jobs and is not creating enough ‘green jobs’, says the TUC.
By Belinda Liversedge on 05 April 2023
A new campaign is drawing attention to the dangers of asbestos, while refusing to back down on solutions which it says could prevent thousands more people dying each year.
By on 04 April 2023
HSE is exploring how AI and data can help employers understand more about how accidents happen and how to prevent them through thousands of stories and reports it stores.
By Belinda Liversedge on 22 March 2023
HSE inspectors and scientists joined 133,000 civil service workers to strike for fair pay on Wednesday 15 March, also Budget Day.
By Belinda Liversedge on 20 March 2023
The Spring Budget has set out more funding for mental health, musculoskeletal conditions and cardiovascular disease to support more people to stay in work.
By Belinda Liversedge on 16 March 2023
Police have told families affected by the Didcot Power Station collapse that they are doing “everything in their power” to complete the investigation.
By Belinda Liversedge on 23 February 2023
Delegates attending British Safety Council’s first Annual Conference since 2019 on Friday 14 October gained insights into managing health, safety, and wellbeing from an impressive array of speakers, including Col. Dame Kelly Holmes, the double gold medal-winning Olympian.
By Stephen Cooke on 12 October 2022
A £122 million programme will connect job seeker advisers and therapists to help people with mental health issues find work ‘easier and faster’, says the Department for Work and Pensions (DwP).
By Belinda Liversedge on 10 October 2022
