If you discovered your country was losing up to £78 billion a year, you would want to do something about it, right? Well, that is how much the UK loses to workplace sickness and ill health each year.
By Mike Robinson FCA, British Safety Council on 02 April 2024
In 1907, William Willett campaigned for a simple but significant addendum to time. Having noticed an imbalance of daylight in the summer, he proposed ‘savings’ to preserve liveable post-work hours. If everyone, in sync, agreed to adjust their watch a few times per year, this simple expedient would “make for health and strength of body and mind”. It caught on. The 4 Day Week Campaign has a simple, not dissimilar, objective.
By Samuel Hunt and Aliyah Davies, 4 Day Week Campaign on 25 March 2024
A review of academic papers suggests the impact of homeworking on employees’ wellbeing, productivity and working relationships often depends on a variety of personal contextual factors, making it essential for managers to consult workers individually to identify how best to support them.
By Charlotte Hall and Professor Neil Greenberg, King's College London on 09 April 2024
In 2007, the government published its Building Bulletin 100 – a document which outlined how school buildings can be designed with fire safety in mind.
By Jonathan O’Neill OBE on 19 July 2021
The Building Safety Bill includes much to be welcomed and could be the way to ensure that a tragedy like Grenfell and the cladding and fire safety defect scandal never happen again.
By Royston Smith on 09 August 2021
Recent times have been very challenging. The pandemic, which has killed over four million people globally and infected 200 million with long-lasting symptoms that debilitate, has had many other consequences.
By Lawrence Waterman OBE on 16 August 2021
Ransomware attacks are becoming increasingly prevalent. While recent headlines may have highlighted ‘big business’ being attacked, cyber criminals are indiscriminate in the size of organisation they target.
By Laura Gillespie on 23 August 2021
Sexual harassment in healthcare has become ‘normalised’ and not enough is being done to address it. These are the bleak findings from a new survey of more than 2,000 nurses carried out by Nursing Times and UNISON.
By Kim Sunley on 16 August 2021
Preparing for, dealing with and responding to health and safety incidents requires health and safety professionals to juggle many balls.
By Laura Gillespie on 06 September 2021
Earlier this year, the European Parliament asked the European Commission to come up with a new EU (European Union) law which would give employees a right to disconnect from work-related tasks, activities and electronic communication during non-work hours without consequences, and to establish minimum standards for remote work.
By Joanne Moseley and Danielle Parsons on 16 August 2021
“I wish there wasn’t so much emphasis on wellbeing at the moment.” That’s not really a phrase you expect to come across in conversation right now, is it? Surely, we want more emphasis not less? Naturally, I was a bit surprised to hear it from a friend.
By Samantha Peters on 11 October 2021
Employers and various governments have known for some time that the UK needs to improve when it comes to having a more diverse workforce.
By Paul McFarlane on 05 October 2021
In any given workplace, there’s a moment where a person can feel afraid to speak up. That moment of indecision is heightened for an employee who is Black, Asian, Mixed Race or of another ethnically diverse background. This can be challenging for allies too.
By Sandra Kerr CBE on 12 October 2021
