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Indian government developing social security scheme for gig and platform workers, says labour secretary

In a bid to expand the country’s social security safety net, the Modi government is working on a proposed social security scheme for gig and platform workers, Ministry of Labour and Employment secretary Chandra Bhushan Kumar revealed in a speech to the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in September.

By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 21 October 2026

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AI at work: why employee monitoring may be creating new pressures

India’s information technology companies are rapidly expanding their use of AI in a bid to drive business efficiency and boost innovation. However, commentators warn that the growing use of AI to monitor employees’ work outputs and activities poses a risk to workforce mental health and wellbeing.

By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 21 October 2026

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Company fined £300,000 after surgeons forced to save man’s arm after it is severed by machine

A clinical waste disposal company has been fined £300,000 after a court heard how surgeons had to spend six hours re-attaching a man’s arm after it was severed below the elbow in an unsafe machine.

By Thomas Tevlin on 02 September 2026

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Building a future worth working in

It’s easy to become myopic about the future of work. Take a quick look at the world today and the signs can seem discouraging: political instability, economic volatility, the accelerating disruption posed by AI and climate change. Together, these factors paint a picture of uncertainty that can make our belief in progress seem naïve and tempt us into believing that the future can be no better than the past, that our best days are now behind us. That would be a profound failure of imagination.

By Mike Robinson FCA, British Safety Council CEO on 12 October 2026