Wales TUC launches action on sexual harassment in the workplace
Wales TUC has launched a new toolkit on tackling sexual harassment in the workplace. The resource, co-authored by Welsh Women’s Aid, aims...
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McLaren motor firm division found guilty following fall death
A division of Formula One motor firm McLaren has been found guilty of two health and safety charges over the death of a senior engineer....
Second post implementation review of the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012
This document relates to the second post implementation review of the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 (CAR 2012). The Regulations...
Mental health first aid law proposed in Parliament
A new law requiring businesses to offer mental health first aid training has been presented to Parliament. Tory MP Dean Russell told the...
Johnson & Johnson announces end of talc-based baby powder
Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has said it will stop making and selling its talc-based baby powder around the world from next year. The...
Workers going into office 1.5 days a week
UK workers are going into the office an average of 1.5 days a week, with only 13% coming in on a Friday, a survey suggests. Consultancy...
Topshop and Arcadia guilty of safety breaches
Topshop and its former owners have been found guilty of health and safety breaches after a 10-year-old boy died when a queue barrier...
Advert banned over safety fears
An advert for Dairylea cheese has been banned for encouraging unsafe behaviour, after showing a child eating while hanging upside down....
Workplaces told to plan for absences of up to 25%
Ministers have been tasked with developing “robust contingency plans” for workplace absences, as the government warned rising cases could...
MPs told to wear masks in Parliament amid rising COVID cases
MPs have been told to wear face masks and tours of Parliament are being cancelled, following rising COVID cases on the parliamentary...
Hospital breached safety law over staff PPE
A hospital where a radiographer died after contracting COVID failed to fit some staff properly for face masks, an investigation has...
£1m corporate manslaughter fine for care home
A care home firm has been fined more than £1m for corporate manslaughter after the death of a dementia patient who was put in a scalding...
Airline to fire staff who refuse vaccine
Nearly 600 United Airlines employees face being fired after failing to comply with the firm's COVID-19 vaccination policy. The vast...
Sentence following worker’s amputation
A sawmill company has been fined £300,000 after a worker was crushed by a concrete panel. The 19-year-old worker’s left leg was amputated...
Workplaces ‘shouldn't simply wait for government advice’
After a government adviser said last week that working from home could help reduce a COVID outbreak this winter, the Institution of...
Survey: Most office workers will never return full-time
Most people do not believe workers will return to the office full-time after the Coronavirus pandemic, a survey for the BBC suggests. A...
Toxic mix of chemicals at Solent Hotel leaves 24 in hospital
Toxic fumes have led to 24 people being admitted to hospital after a mix of chemicals at a hotel spa. Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire...
CNN fires unvaccinated employees for going to office
U.S. news network CNN has sacked three employees for going into an office without having been vaccinated against COVID, according to U.S....
Construction firm fined £700,000 after worker crushed to death
A construction company has been fined £700,000 over safety failings after one of its employees was crushed by a dumper truck. John...
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