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The Employment Rights Act introduces major reforms to UK employment law, with changes being implemented in stages from December 2025 through to 2027.

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IWMD 2026 - Remember the dead. Fight for the living.

Today is our day. A day when workers across the world demand the right to be safe at work. A day when we call on governments, regulators and employers to act. And a day when we say, together: Remember the dead. Fight for the living.

Paul Nowak * - 28 Apr 2026

Health and safety

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Facing the flu wave - what health and safety reps can do now

Britain is currently facing an unprecedented flu season that is putting immense pressure on hospitals, schools and other workplaces.

Shelly Asquith - 11 Dec 2025

Health and safety

Ill woman blowing nose or coughing using tissue in winter at home

ILO adopts landmark convention on biological hazards

In June 2025, the International Labour Conference (ILC) in Geneva made history by adopting the first-ever international labour standards to prevent and protect workers from biological hazards in the workplace.

Shelly Asquith - 15 Aug 2025

Health and safety

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Turning up the heat on workplace safety - lessons from the week of action

Through July and August, more than a thousand union health and safety reps across Britain signed up to take part in the TUC’s Inspections Week of Action on Workplace Temperatures — and they came armed with thermometers.

Shelly Asquith - 12 Aug 2025

Health and safety

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Every workplace needs a green rep: Futureproofing your workplace

Is your workplace futureproof? Are workers at the heart of future planning? Are your members’ jobs, terms, and conditions safe and guaranteed when your bosses start to think about big changes over the coming years? If there’s any doubt, you need a green rep.

Sam Perry - 30 Jul 2025

Health and safety

Join Heat Strike because no-one should have to work in sweatshops

The dangers of working in extreme temperatures are no longer rare—they’re real, rising, and completely avoidable.

Dave Pike - 30 Jun 2025

Health and safety

Oil ring worker drinking water in the sun

Is it too hot to work?

With temperatures set to rocket to highs of 32°C in parts of the Britain this week, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has issued a heat-health alert for the ‘hottest summer ever’.

Shelly Asquith - 17 Jun 2025

Health and safety

International Workers Memorial Day: End the threat of Asbestos at work

March 28 marks International Workers Memorial Day, an annual day of remembrance for workers killed, disabled and injured in the course of their work.

Dave Pike - 28 Apr 2025

Health and safety

Workers wearing full body protective clothing while working with the asbestos roof tiles

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