A report by MPs into the role of cleaning and hygiene during the Covid-19 pandemic calls for the introduction of minimum standards for hand and other hygiene infrastructure and cleaning of venues to help make sure the nation is better prepared for a future public health emergency.
MPs, trade unions, think tanks and campaigners have called on the government to give workers the right to request a four-day, 32-hour working week with no loss of pay.
Developers expect the shift to hybrid working to drive down the overall requirement for office space by 10% per head in the long term, according to a survey.
Despite growing concern about energy costs, thousands of commercial and residential building owners are missing out on straightforward, low-cost ways to improve energy efficiency, says an industry body.
The Health & Safety Executive has published the latest annual health and safety statistics for Great Britain showing that there were 1.8 million work-related ill-health cases (new or long-standing) in 2021-22.
A greater number of staff who work from home report feeling stressed at least once a week (82%) compared with those who work in the office or on premises (66%), states a study.
There is no consistency when it comes to green policy implementation within politics, energy managers heard at a Net Zero conference in London this week.
