The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has warned that the Government is attempting to tie up unions in red tape, after the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Department announced a Continue Reading →
Assaults on emergency workers in Wales are on the rise, as new data reveals that more than 4,240 assaults were committed against emergency workers, including police, fire and ambulance crews, Continue Reading →
Staff burnout in the NHS and social care has reached emergency levels and poses a risk to the future of services, MPs have warned. In a highly critical report published Continue Reading →
The Occupational Health Research Award offers grant aid of £25,000 for UK-based academics, researchers and organisations to enable them carry out studies aimed at improving the occupational health of people Continue Reading →
Almost one third of all National Health Service (NHS) staff have had the coronavirus, according to the findings of a survey by GMB – the UK’s general trade union. GMB’s Continue Reading →
The UK industrial injuries scheme is not protecting workers from developing occupational diseases including Covid-19, according to the Labour members of the Scottish Parliament. Labour is calling for Scotland to Continue Reading →
The assessment by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) that Covid-19 in not a “serious” workplace risk has been described as “beyond belief” by Labour’s Shadow Employment Secretary Andy McDonald. Continue Reading →
The head of the Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) has praised the ‘unsung health and safety heroes’, and noted that 2020 was arguably the most challenging year ever for workplace Continue Reading →
The UK Government must take action against care homes refusing to employ staff hesitant about having the Covid vaccine, or intimidating others into having the injection by linking it to Continue Reading →
The Blue Light Symphony Orchestra, the UK’s only orchestra for all emergency services personnel, is calling on the public to use their daily lockdown exercise time and show their support Continue Reading →