New research links leadership values to reduced workplace incidents
Age and gender matter less than leaders’ values when it comes to influence on safety performance, reveals new research.
By Belinda Liversedge on 30 January 2026
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Employers needed ‘on the pitch’ to tackle culture of fear over sickness
Employers must get better at supporting people to stay in work when they are ill and tackle situations “much earlier” the leader of an independent review has said.
By Belinda Liversedge on 27 December 2025
Campaigners welcome work-related road safety charter in strategy to reduce road deaths
A "bold new strategy" to reduce deaths and serious injuries on roads by 65 per cent by 2035 has been launched by the government, with a new National Work-Related Road Safety Charter for businesses one of its key components.
By Belinda Liversedge on 15 January 2026
Working people should have say in AI, not just ‘tech bros and politicians’
AI Safety Summit a ‘missed opportunity’ for worker safety, says open letter to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
By Belinda Liversedge on 03 November 2023
Falls top the causes of workplace deaths in 2023
Forty workers lost their lives falling from height last year, 11 more than the year before that, and an increase of five on the past five-year average (35 deaths). Falls remain the most common cause of workplace death.
By Belinda Liversedge on 09 August 2023
Try the shout test to protect workers’ hearing
Bosses who have to shout at work to get heard may not actually be angry, HSE scientists have said. Instead, they may have a noise problem in their workplace.
By Belinda Liversedge on 02 November 2023
King’s speech: Terrorism Bill puts new duties on owners of public buildings
Owners of sports grounds, theatres, visitor attractions and other public buildings with a capacity of more than 100 will have a new duty to protect against terrorist attacks under legislation introduced in the King’s speech.
By Belinda Liversedge on 08 November 2023
More control over tasks lowers risk of heart disease in workers, finds study
Employees with bosses who micromanage them are at greater risk of heart attack than those given more flexibility and control over tasks, a new study has found.
By Belinda Liversedge on 09 November 2023
Happy at work and more active: nation’s wellbeing has improved says ONS
More than two thirds (68 per cent) of adults in Great Britain say they feel hopeful about their future, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS)’s latest national wellbeing study.
By Belinda Liversedge on 10 November 2023
Police to target ‘rampant rise in retail crime’ and violence
A specialist police team known as Project Pegasus is to target organised crime gangs who are masters in shoplifting, as violence against shopworkers soars across the UK.
By Belinda Liversedge on 17 November 2023
School inspections take toll on teachers’ mental health, finds report
A new schools inspection system is needed which prioritises the wellbeing of teaching staff and schoolchildren, the sister of headteacher, Ruth Perry, who took her own life has said.
By Belinda Liversedge on 17 November 2023
National Trust says most of its historic sites at risk from climate change
The National Trust has called on the UK government to introduce new legislation that will recognise the need to adapt buildings, coastlines and countryside to cope with the impacts of climate change.
By Belinda Liversedge on 21 November 2023
1 in 2 workers plan to quit their job because of their manager
Poor management could be behind the UK’s productivity problem, the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) has said after it found that half of employees who do not ‘rate’ their manager plan to quit their jobs.
By Belinda Liversedge on 21 November 2023
