Health & Safety

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has missed more than half of its own targets, according to an internal audit that revealed that 243 HSE staff had had accidents while…

One of the longest-standing members of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) has been awarded for his dedication to saving lives in the workplace. Edward Slater, from Waveney,…

New survey results released today by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) reveal around one in three UK workers (35%) say bosses don’t care about their happiness and wellbeing in the…

A worker died in an accident on Saturday after railings fell on him at the premises of Ashton Metal Fabrications on the Ashton Road Industrial Estate in the Harehills area…

Legal & General is proud to announce upgraded improvements to their award-winning Group Critical Illness Cover. Legal & General’s Group Critical Illness Cover will now also include cover for aplastic…

From 20 February 2012, visitors to Simplyhealth’s Facebook page have the chance to enter a competition to win a fantastic seven day detox health break for two in West Sussex….

Healthcare provider Simplyhealth has published straightforward guidance for employers about the tax implications of providing health benefits to staff. The fact sheet titled ‘taxation implications for company paid healthcare’ provides…

Siemens has introduced two new health benefits to its Flexible Benefits programme, ‘My choice’ for 2012. As part of a wider approach to health and wellbeing, Siemens employees can now…

With the financial budgets for local councils now confirmed, HR professionals face the difficult task of making employee cuts. They are under intense pressure as the headcount reductions needed are…

Jim Irving, CEO of Guardian24, a provider of lone worker safety solutions, examines new vulnerabilities within businesses when it comes to the legislation and considers what else can be done…

Prime Minister David Cameron recently announced that the Government would start to measure people’s well-being to help gauge the success of the nation. Shouldn’t employers be doing the same? LAST…

Over 9 million people in the UK are hard of hearing. A survey by the Royal National Institute for the Deaf from 2005 found that out of the 65 million…

I sometimes wonder where people’s priorities lie. Recently I read two news stories on the same day. The first concerned EU proposals for tighter data protection laws. These included powers…

Technology! Some people love it, some people loathe it. But as the end of the day it’s how useful it is that really counts. So I was happy to read…

Now I don’t really want to come across like some kind of Ebenezer Scrooge, but I think it’s fair to say that not everyone is happy at Christmas time. A…

In March 2011, the Government announced an independent review of health and safety legislation designed to simplifying existing regulation. Led by Professor Lofstedt, the report built on previous work done…