Responsible business practice improves bottom line
Employees see a clear connection between responsible business practice and positive impact on the bottom line, according to new research sponsored by BUPA and carried out by Business in the Community in partnership with the CIPD and the Future Work Institute. The key messages from the report, ‘Responsibility: driving innovation, inspiring employees’ were: Employees […]
Employers give low priority to Health and Safety
UK Businesses are woefully ill prepared for the new Corporate Killing laws due to come into force during this parliament, according to new research by training providers RRC. Despite the Government’s Revitalising Health and Safety initiative which aims to reduce the incidence of work related illness and accident by up to 30% by 2010, RRC […]
TUC helps migrant workers
Thousands of Portuguese migrant workers are being encouraged to come to the UK to fill vacancies in agriculture, cleaning and the hospitality industry, but language problems and a lack of understanding of UK employment law is giving unscrupulous employers a licence to exploit, the TUC warned today. The TUC is concerned that if the same […]
Government Responsibilities after the Reshuffle
Prime Minister, First Lord of the Treasury and Minister for the Civil Service The Rt Hon Tony Blair MP Deputy Prime Minister and First Secretary of State The Rt Hon John Prescott MP Chancellor of the Exchequer The Rt Hon Gordon Brown MP President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons The […]
CBI rejects TUC claim over EU redundancy protection
The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has rejected claims from the Trades Union Congress (TUC)that a proposed EU directive would improve consultation over redundancies. John Cridland, Deputy Director-General, said, "Companies need and want to consult staff over redundancies. What's more, they have to under British law or they face stiff penalties. "The proposed EU directive […]
TUC Campaign: They call it Red Tape
A new TUC campaign launched today (Monday 26) contrasts employer attacks on new rights for people at work as red tape, with the popular support they enjoy among voters. They call it red tape, but you call it a decent break is one of the TUC messages from the new poster and advert campaign highlighting […]
Europe needs a science and technical skills observatory
Europe’s prosperity is at risk if its supply of graduate science and technology skills does not meet market needs, according to the authoritative Institute for Employment Studies (IES). In-depth research across the EU for the European Commission, by IES, revealed selective shortages in particular skills such as IT, and under-utilisation of other, expensively developed skills […]
National Stress Awareness Day
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has announced the start of a publicity drive to raise employers' awareness of the need to tackle work-related stress. The announcement coincided with this year's National Stress Awareness Day, which is being run by the International Stress Management Association (ISMA), in collaboration with partners the Mental Health Foundation, the […]
Backcare week and European Health and Safety Week
At an annual cost of £3.8 billion to the British economy and with 16 million sufferers in the UK, back strain is an industrial injury businesses. To highlight the growing problem, next week in European Week for Safety and Health (16 – 22 October), the TUC, BackCare and the Forum of Private Business are launching […]
