‘24% of women are unhappy in their jobs due to lack of menopausal support’, says new survey
January 25, 2022
Over 1 million women in the UK could be forced to leave their jobs in 2022 due to a lack of support as they go through the menopause, researchers have said. Read More
A quarter of workers in the UK are unfamiliar with procedure to make a complaint
March 2, 2020
A study and survey were conducted by the HSE, to find out the most frequent health and safety complaint given by workers in the UK. Read More
Meet Emma, the colleague of the future
February 13, 2020
Researchers have designed what the average office-worker will look in 20 years, to physically show workers the damaging changes suboptimal offices can have on their health. Read More
Counselling for officers should do more to prevent mental health issues, says former prison officer
February 11, 2020
In 2019, almost 2,000 prison officers took absences from work in England and Wales, as a result of their mental health and pressures from work. Read More
One in four universities received complaints from students and staff on fire safety
December 31, 2019
Research conducted by Eaton, a power management company, suggests that universities need to invest more in existing technology that will improve fire safety for students and staff. Read More
Free Mental Health First Aid training for new research project
December 27, 2019
Researchers invite all companies in the UK to apply for free Mental Health First Aid England training, for a new research project starting 2020, to investigate the effectiveness of mental health first aid training when used on employees. Read More
Failure to investigate errors leads to maternity scandal
November 29, 2019
A repetition of clinical failings which led to catastrophic consequences over 40 years, has sparked an investigation at Shrewsbury and Telford NHS Trust (SATH). Read More
From Hyde Housing to Deepwater Horizon: Insights on tall building fire safety
September 25, 2019
Last year saw the construction of a record number of skyscrapers over 300 metres high around the world. Read More
Report reveals 39% of employees have mental health issues as a result of work
September 23, 2019
BITC created a call to action for employers on how to deal with employees with mental health issues, after report revealed 39% are suffering from it. Read More
A third of employees are not provided with hearing protection
September 18, 2019
Specsavers Corporate Eyecare conducted a research to investigate if hearing protection is provided to employees by their employers. Read More