Health and safety law is very clear. Those on zero-hours contracts are entitled to exactly the same legal protection as those on fixed hour contracts. So why is the reality so different?
A new review of the HSE has called on the body to up their game on inspection and prosecution and challenges many of the changes that were forced on the organisation by the coalition and Conservative governments
A new Health and Safety Executive toolkit on dealing with workplace stress could prove useful, but it shouldn't be seen as the solution to preventing stress
The Health and Safety Executive has produced a new accident book - check yours is current and don't let your employer claim GDPR stops you getting the information they need
The government is trying to make it harder for workers to claim compensation if they are made ill or injured because of the negligence of their employer
The Health and Safety Executive have published a research report on Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training that backs TUC concerns that more evidence is needed of whether it works or not.
A lot of employers are introducing “Mental Health First Aid” (MHFA) training in the workplace. This involves trained Mental Health First Aiders, operating in a similar way to standard First Aiders.
Over the past few years, the TUC, along with the European and International Trade Union Confederations, has campaigned against a proposed new standards for health and safety management systems.
The Government has appointed Anthony Browne as the new chair of the Regulatory Policy Committee. This is a big deal and I think his appointment to this sensitive role is something we should all be worried about.
Last year the Government asked people for their views on a consultation paper than included a series of questions on health and work. Now, over a year later, the Government has outlined what it is going to do.
The Health and Safety Executive has published a new report on levels of ill-health caused by workplace health and it shows that, for the second year running, the number of cases reported has crept up.
By not emphasising the legal requirements, we're in danger of getting into the situation where employers only feel that they have to do something if it is beneficial for them to do so.
We cannot see Grenfell Tower as a one-off disaster but as something that is much more symptomatic of the society we live in and the value that it places on human life