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
Recent world events have brought home just how lucky we are if we can expect to stay safe. Fortunately, most of us do not live in places like Gaza or Ukraine. But conflicts like these can spill over, with their ripples felt worldwide, not to mention the risks of nuclear escalation.
By Mike Robinson FCA, British Safety Council on 07 November 2023
A new Parliamentary Bill drafted by the Stop Hurt at Work campaign and introduced by Rachael Maskell MP aims to make it easier for people who experience bullying at work to seek redress through an employment tribunal.
By Nicki Eyre FRSA, Conduct Change Ltd and the Stop Hurt at Work campaign on 06 October 2023
Recent high-profile cases of suicide with an apparent link to work pressure provide a timely reminder of the need for employers to both reduce the risk of work-related stress and support the mental wellbeing of their teams.
By Phil Newton, Pinsent Masons LLP on 06 October 2023
As World Mental Health Awareness Day (10 October) approaches, it has never been more important that we all work together to eradicate the stigma and silence around mental health in the workplace, and vitally, that we start the conversation.
By Sarah Meek, Mates in Mind on 05 October 2023
We turn to the law to protect us and to provide a recourse to justice. If you have been a target of bullying behaviour, no such framework exists, unless you are able to identify that the detriment you have experienced is associated with a protected characteristic.
By Rachael Maskell MP on 06 November 2023
Long and lonely hours at the wheel can wreak a heavy toll on the mental wellbeing of HGV drivers, so it’s essential haulage companies do everything they can both to reduce the work-related causes of stress and create an open and accepting environment where drivers feel comfortable reaching out for support with their mental health.
By Kate Gibbs, Road Haulage Association on 07 November 2023
The UK has been a global leader when it comes to many social and environmental protections.
By Emma Rose, Unchecked UK on 16 July 2023
I think most of us agree that reality is complex. Whether we are trying to understand work, politics or health, the world we live within is a vertiginous mix of ideas and structure, the past and the present and millions of individuals, each with their own idea of how the world should be.
By Mike Robinson FCA on 01 April 2019
“Take your whole self to work.” It’s a phrase you hear a lot these days. And an appealing one."
By Samantha Peters on 07 February 2022
The ban on the importation and use of asbestos in the UK by a Labour government back in 1999 was welcomed by those who had campaigned for it and by health and safety professionals who had to deal with the deadly substance on a daily basis.
By John McClean, Joint Union Asbestos Committee on 05 April 2022
