Health and safety requires a long-term approach that sometimes conflicts with the short-term needs of both employer and employee. Stefan Imjker thinks he has the answer A recent survey of […]

One person can champion health and well-being at work but with a wellness team behind them they can make it happen. Judi Ulrey explains how. Let’s start by considering the […]

Not to be confused with teleporting, the telecommuting age has arrived. Jon Paulsen looks at the opportunities and challenges of working from home. Telecommuting, once exotic and unusual, looks [...]

Poppy Jaman explains why mental health is a growing issue for employers and describes how one big organisation is doing something about it. One in six UK employees will experience […]

A new ISO standard, ISO 45001, on occupational health and safety management systems is expected to be available towards the end of 2016 and will replace OHSAS 18001. Organisations will […]

All ISO standards are reviewed every five years to establish if a revision is required in order to keep it current and relevant for the marketplace. The international ISO 14001 […]

This years European safety for safety and health at work week runs from 19th to 25th October. This year the theme is ‘Workplace stress and psychosocial risks’. This is the […]

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) […]