The European Court of Justice has made a ruling  that states that time spent travelling to and from first and last appointments by workers without a fixed place of work […]

Research ‘links excessive hours with increased risk of stroke and heart problems’. Apparently, working just 15 extra hours a week could make a huge difference to your health. Researchers at […]

The number of people working more than 48 hours a week has increased by 15 per cent in five years, according to analysis from the TUC. More than 3.4m (3,417,000) […]

All businesses, no matter what size or industry, can be targets of fraud. Unfortunately, small businesses often have disproportionately large losses and are far less likely to recover from fraud. [...]

Managing the risks that contractors create as a consequence of their activities is an important aspect of a health and safety management system. When you identify work that a contractor […]

Provisional annual data for work-related fatal accidents in Great Britain’s workplaces shows small change from previous years, sustaining a long-term trend that has seen the rate of fatalities [...]

One in seven workers has resigned from a job because of stress, according to research from mental health charity Mind. To try to combat workplace stress, the charity has released […]

Workers are taking fewer tea breaks, often fearing their bosses will think they are slacking off, according to a new survey. A survey of 2,000 workers found almost half were […]

It appears that despite evidence that phsychosocial risks and particularly stress related risks are the fastest growing health and safety related risks in Europe there is a long way to […]

Psychosocial risks have been recognised as the fastest growing workplace risk within Europe. This was particularly highlighted in 2008 in France following an unfortunate wave of high profile [...]