People Walking Past Job Centre iStock

Calls for wellbeing focus intensify as UK economic inactivity rate rises further

The number of working-age people in the UK who are neither employed nor looking for a job rose again in the December to February period, prompting calls for more investment in training and a greater focus on the health and wellbeing of the nation.

By Kerry Reals on 16 April 2024

Women at Watercooler Event

Watercooler Event to hone in on eight trends in employee health and wellbeing

The free-to-attend Water Cooler Event at ExCeL London on 23–24 April will see more than 6,000 workplace experts coming together to explore the latest thinking, solutions and best practice for supporting and boosting employee wellbeing, diversity and workplace culture.

By Claire Farrow, Make a Difference Events & Media on 15 April 2024

Working on Treadmill iStock martin dm

Sedentary working and how to combat the ‘sitting disease’

By Gavin Bradley, Active Working on 05 April 2024

Office Team Meeting iStock

Company culture and wellbeing: a crucial link

By Bex Moorhouse, Invigorate Spaces on 05 April 2024

Man and woman talking and smiling iStock miniseries

Office design and culture: happier and healthier staff – or the opposite?

By Guy Osmond, Osmond Ergonomics on 03 April 2024

Asbestos Cavendish HSE

Company director jailed for illegal asbestos removal

The director of a company that developed a commercial unit into student accommodation has been jailed for eight months after illegally removing large quantities of asbestos insulating board (AIB) from the building and exposing unqualified workers to health risks.

By Kerry Reals on 09 April 2024

Idling Action London Logo Blue 500 Wide Min

Why your business should act on engine idling

By Jack Alexander, project officer, Idling Action London on 01 October 2021

Nicky O’Malley Min

The air we breathe is all our business

By Nicky O’Malley, director of corporate partnerships, Global Action Plan on 01 June 2023

Iema Headshots Martin Baxter

All jobs greener: why we need workforce transformation for a sustainable future

By Martin Baxter, deputy CEO, IEMA (Institute of Environmental Management & Assessment) on 01 June 2022

Ruth Jones MP Min

Preventing chemical pollution: how the UK is falling behind Europe

By Ruth Jones MP for Newport West & Shadow Minister for Agri-Innovation and Climate Adaptation on 01 June 2023