Insights

14th November 2023

In the UK, 82% of women will be mothers by the time they are 40 years of age. This equates to 43% of the nations’ workforce. Making sure that new mothers return to work is made as easy as possible is important for everyone in the workplace, not just women. 

10th November 2023

In an update this week, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) have, as part of their Working Minds campaign, developed a free, interactive tool to “help employers prevent stress and support good mental health”.

8th November 2023

Further to our previous Insights on the 2nd Feb 2023 and 16th May 2023, we’ve been asked by a number of customers on any updates on the situation with retained EU law (REUL).

3rd November 2023

Storm Ciarán, saw the Met Office issue a widespread yellow weather warning on Wednesday, an amber warning for the South of England on Thursday and a yellow warning for parts of Scotland today.

20th October 2023

This year’s statistics from the HSE on the ongoing efforts to reduce work-related fatalities in Great Britain have somewhat plateaued. A total of 135 workers tragically lost their lives because of work-related accidents between April 2022/March 2023.

13th October 2023

On 7th July 2017, Daniel Baird went to a local pub to celebrate his new job with his friends. In the early hours of 8th July 2017, he was fatally stabbed in the heart and bled to death in minutes. He was 26 years old.

6th October 2023

There have been several articles published recently raising concerns over the testing of safety shoes to American Standard; ASTM F2412-18A “Standard Test Methods for Foot Protection”.

20th September 2023

From Sunday 17th September 2023, the national speed limit in Wales for roads with streetlights and no signs showing otherwise, is now 20mph (some roads will remain at 30mph).