A campaign by the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) to reduce the risk of occupational cancer linked to exposure to fire contaminants is having an impact “in every corner of the Continue Reading →
Low-wage workers are most likely to lack access to sick pay and most likely to die from Covid-19, while older people and those from ethnic minorities are also considered at Continue Reading →
Assaults on prison staff in England and Wales are on the rise yet again, with a 5% increase to 2,110 incidents (an average of almost 23 assaults daily in the Continue Reading →
Workers’ health and safety is being jeopardised in the government’s haste to drive them back to work as the Covid-19 pandemic continues, campaigners in the UK have warned. The Hazards Continue Reading →
The PROTECT COVID-19 National Core Study on transmission and the environment will continue until March 2023, with extra funding to enable academic researchers to continue to improve an understanding of Continue Reading →
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 →