Every worker whether they be permanent staff, contractors or agency workers have to be aware of issues that can affect their health and safety at work. With 241 work related fatalities in 2006 -07 and 141,350 related workplace injuries, workers have a right to work in places where risks to their health and safety are [...]

Since 10 new states joined the European Union in 2004, more than 475,000 Polish and Lithuanian workers have come to work in the UK, in a resent survey more than a quarter of workers had problems with payment, including not being paid for hours worked and unauthorised deductions. There are rules about how much an [...]

I’m pretty sure the majority of us will have been shocked at the latest food scare emanating from Hong Kong. Toxic eggs have found their way into the food chain and the latest figures reveal more than a quarter of a million children have been infected with six babies having died. The root cause is [...]

Today the printing industry employs over 316,000 people making it the 6th largest employer in the UK. Unfortunately, around 1200 workers reported to the HSE (Health and Safety Executive) work related injuries, with over 200 reported injuries classed as major, fractures and amputations. Most common reported injuries stem from manual handling, slips, trips & [...]