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India’s startup boom: how are these businesses performing on employee wellbeing?

India's startup businesses are celebrated as wealth and employment generators, but there are reports some are struggling to provide and maintain a healthy workplace culture, putting employee wellbeing at risk. In the first of a two-part article, we examine the efforts made by startups to provide a safe and healthy working environment, and the effectiveness of their approaches to date.

By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 09 September 2025

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Himalayan flash flooding: how migrant workers are bearing the brunt of climate change impacts

Recent flash flooding in Uttarakhand is thought to have claimed the lives of a number of migrant workers, prompting accusations the Government is failing to minimise the risk of devastating floods caused by a combination of climate change impacts, construction of upstream hydroelectric plants and deforestation for development projects.

By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 09 September 2025

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Violence at work: latest round of high-profile assaults highlights risk to India’s workers and public officials

The Indian Government and employers are facing renewed calls for action to protect workers and public officials from violence and aggression from the public following the latest string of high-profile assaults on employees, public officials and politicians, ranging from airline staff to highway engineers, civic officials to even chief ministers.

By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 09 September 2025

News

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Protecting workers from asbestos harm, a crucial conversation at Labour Party Conference

British Safety Council was pleased to join campaign group, Asbestos Information CIC, at their ‘A National Asbestos Strategy’ fringe event at the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool.

By Matthew Winn, British Safety Council on 29 September 2025

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Features

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Psychological safety: a genuine risk to physical safety

A ‘psychologically safe’ workplace where employees feel confident and comfortable speaking up to raise concerns, ask for help and admit mistakes has been shown to make it easier to support worker wellbeing and achieve better management of safety risks, and there are some simple ways of fostering such an environment.

By David Head, Dräeger Safety UK and Ireland on 03 October 2025

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Company and director fined after heavy pipe fractures child’s skull

An old, corroded pipe which fell on a 5-year-old was a foreseeable risk a construction company should have prevented, a court has ruled.

By Belinda Liversedge on 17 September 2025

Opinion

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Act in autumn to fix work-related alcohol issues year-round

With employers likely turning their attention to Christmas and end-of-year parties for their teams, autumn is an ideal time to launch prevention, support and education programmes around alcohol at work, providing a real opportunity to protect health, productivity and performance.

By Susan Laurie, Alcohol Change UK on 01 October 2025