With rising temperatures threatening both productivity and worker safety in many sectors of Indian industry, the central government’s Ministry of Labour and Employment has issued an urgent advisory note instructing all States and Union Territories (UTs) to take measures to protect workers and labourers in a range of sectors from the health impacts of extreme heat.
By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 13 May 2025
Last week (8 May) British Safety Council brought together leading voices from the health, safety and wellbeing sectors to explore the future of workplace wellbeing.
By Belinda Liversedge on 12 May 2025
Employees feel less safe at work, according to a new survey which claims that organisations’ safety efforts in the past year have stalled.
By Belinda Liversedge on 30 April 2025
Air pollution caused by frying and grilling food presents a “significant air quality and public health challenge” said a London council as it announced a new scheme to cut cooking emissions.
By Belinda Liversedge on 19 May 2025
With rising temperatures threatening both productivity and worker safety in many sectors of Indian industry, the central government’s Ministry of Labour and Employment has issued an urgent advisory note instructing all States and Union Territories (UTs) to take measures to protect workers and labourers in a range of sectors from the health impacts of extreme heat.
By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 13 May 2025
Last week (8 May) British Safety Council brought together leading voices from the health, safety and wellbeing sectors to explore the future of workplace wellbeing.
By Belinda Liversedge on 12 May 2025
Employees feel less safe at work, according to a new survey which claims that organisations’ safety efforts in the past year have stalled.
By Belinda Liversedge on 30 April 2025
Gardening and ‘outdoor mindfulness’ can improve mild to moderate mental health conditions in as little as 12 weeks, according to the findings of a government-backed programme known as green social prescribing.
By Belinda Liversedge on 01 May 2025
The proportion of India’s population covered under some form of cash paying social security protection has almost doubled in just three years, according to a new International Labour Organization (ILO) report.
By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 08 April 2025
Owners of sports grounds, theatres and other venues with a capacity of more than 200 should carry out a terrorism evaluation to understand their duties under a new law given Royal Assent.
By Belinda Liversedge on 04 April 2025
Considering leaving work has "gone mainstream" says a new report, with one in 10 UK workers actively considering leaving work with mental health the main driver.
By Belinda Liversedge on 17 March 2025
Employers must “adapt with the times,” the leader of a major government review has urged, which confirms record numbers of people suffering from work-limiting health conditions and increasing joblessness due to mental ill health.
By Belinda Liversedge on 20 March 2025
Around one in seven (14 per cent) UK adults have experienced a long-term health condition because of the virus.
By Belinda Liversedge on 25 March 2025
