Ageism is still a huge problem for individuals over 50, one expert has suggested. Editor of Saga Magazine Emma Soames said the fact the default retirement age has been removed is a positive s ...

An Aberdeen-based quarry firm has been fined £96,000 after an employee was crushed to death. The Health and Safety Executive prosecuted Leiths Scotland after Arthur Jamieson died when a ...

The CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme gives businesses the chance to buy carbon credits rather than reduce emissions, one expert has stated. A spokesman for the Centre for Alternative Technology s ...

Employers should no longer consider retirement as a resolution to poor performance, one expert has indicated. Principal fellow researcher at the Institute for Employment Studies Helen Barnes ...

A building firm and one of its directors have been prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after two clients were put at risk of serious illness or death. Rushi Construction, owne ...

People may find it difficult to fund their retirement, a study has suggested. According to a report from Scottish Widows, many individuals who have given up work struggle to cope with the cha ...

Workers without leadership skills are being appointed as managers due to a lack of foresight, one expert has suggested. Senior partner at the Impact Factory Tina Lamb said there are numerous ...

A national health and safety warning has been issued to employees who work in the catering industry. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) - which was established in 2000 to protect the public's he ...

A man has been fined £800 by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after he fitted gas fires in domestic properties despite not being a member of recognised safety body Corgi. Those who work ...

A sheet metal firm and its director have been fined £10,000 following a health and safety breach in which staff were exposed to high levels ...

Two construction firms have pleaded guilty to breaching health and safety legislation. Balfour Beatty Ground Engineering and Multibuild were prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE ...

Parents should warn their children of the dangers of playing on building sites over the school holidays. That is the message from Philip White, chief inspector of construction at the Health a ...

Bosses need to ensure a work-life balance is available for employees, one expert has indicated. Head of public affairs at the Chartered Management Institution Mike Petrook said non-fiscal ben ...

A Cornish-based distribution firm has been fined £200,000 following the death of a man after a health and safety breach. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) also ordered Gregory Distributio ...

Improved diagnosis of mental health problems can help people get back into work, one expert has suggested.
Executive director at the Shaw Trust Sally Burton said it is clear a stigma a ...

A Staffordshire-based firm has been prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after an employee broke his back when working at height. Klaruis UK has been fined £8,000 by the body a ...

Employers need to know the consequences if they do not pay interns in accordance with the law, one expert has indicated. Co-founder of the Graduate Recruitment Bureau Dan Hawes said a lot of ...

Age is no longer a barrier for people in their 50s who want to pursue a new career path, one expert has claimed. Senior consultant at Forster AGEncy Donna Tipping said the retirement age bein ...

Businesses need to know where carbon emissions are coming from if they are to go green, one expert has suggested. A spokesman from the Centre for Alternative Technology said firms should intr ...

Risk is inherent in all physical activity and needs to be examined and managed appropriately. That is the view of Amanda Brown, assistant secretary for employment conditions and rights at the ...