Workplace Issues




Compensation move puts ideology over justice

The passage last week of the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act means workers will only be able to claim compensation for a workplace injury or disease if they can demonstrate employer negligence, even if it is accepted that employer had broken cri...

PDF version available for download
3 May 2013
London protest challenges Russia on Asbestos

Russia's support for global asbestos trade has been exposed by Putin-masked protesters in a union-backed action outside its London embassy. Russia is the world's largest asbestos exporter, accounting for 75 per cent of all exports worldwide.

PDF version available for download
3 May 2013
Renewed protests at Crossrail blacklisters

Unite members and blacklisted workers have staged noisy protests against firms involved in the massive Crossrail construction job

PDF version available for download
3 May 2013
Risks 603 - 4 May 2013

Health and safety newsletter - 4 May 2013

PDF version available for download
3 May 2013
TUC Briefing: Safeguard UK Gas supplies for industry

UK supplies of gas have been running perilously low, with threats to industrial production and jobs. The situation is particularly serious in industries like ceramics, where around 85% of energy use is gas for heating kilns. As a result, businesses a...

1 May 2013
Risks 602 - 27 April 2013

Health and safety newsletter 27 April 2013

PDF version available for download
1 May 2013



Back to Workplace Issues.

This page http://www.tuc.org.uk/workplace/index.cfm
printed 26 May 2013 at 03:41 hrs by 23.22.212.158