A new survey carried out by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) and financial services firm KPMG has found that the recovery in employment numbers appears to be slowing.
The poll of around 600 employers revealed that around one-third are anticipating job cuts over the next six months – an increase from one [...]

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is reportedly seeking to hire another 52 inspectors and has already started its recruitment drive through a civil service website, according to a report.
An article in the Sun claimed successful applicants could be paid as much as £72,000 per year, despite the coalition government’s plan to impose a freeze [...]

Agency staff should be briefed on health and safety protocols by their employers, according to one inspector.
The Health and Safety Executive prosecuted Cornish firm Gregory Distribution for failing to ensure all its workers were aware of proper arrangements, leading to the death of vineyard owner.
An agency driver for the business was present at the time [...]

Launched this month, the Globe of Honour will celebrate the top performers, those organisations that go way beyond compliance with the law, and strive for best practice in all areas of environmental management.
This field continues to have deep resonance with businesses facing the twin challenges of climate change and recession. Businesses must look [...]

A leading food company has been fined after a worker lost two fingers.
United Biscuits, manufacturer of McVities, was prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and ordered to pay over £10,000.
Inspector Rachel Brittain said the incident was “absolutely unacceptable” and warned that employers had a duty of care to ensure their staff’s safety.
“Preventing access [...]

Company managers have been cautioned about health and safety after a labourer was left brain-damaged following a fall.
Alan Hind was working on a building site demolishing a structure in Cumbria when he fell six metres and landed on a concrete floor, leaving him with 16 skull fractures, an injured kidney and partially blind and deaf.
He [...]

Company managers have been cautioned about health and safety after a labourer was left brain-damaged following a fall.
Alan Hind was working on a building site demolishing a structure in Cumbria when he fell six metres and landed on a concrete floor, leaving him with 16 skull fractures, an injured kidney and partially blind and deaf.
He [...]

A new inspection programme has been launched by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) in order to ensure the wellbeing of workers in the oil and gas sector.
According to the organisation, many platforms have outlived their original design specifications following 40 years of operation in the North Sea.
While it noted most are expected [...]

A new inspection programme has been launched by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) in order to ensure the wellbeing of workers in the oil and gas sector.
According to the organisation, many platforms have outlived their original design specifications following 40 years of operation in the North Sea.
While it noted most are expected to continue [...]

Health and safety anxieties will lead to postmen being forbidden to ride bicycles on their daily rounds.
Royal Mail’s field operations director Paul Tolhurst stated that bikes are no longer practical as postal workers are sometimes forced to carry over two stone at a time.
He blamed an increase in the posting of heavier items, such as [...]