Trade unions and scientists want employers to sign a pledge to protect the health and wellbeing of their employees by improving workplace conditions, including turning their buildings into ‘safe havens’ from polluted air.
Property maintenance firm Novus has boosted its five-year growth strategy by winning a series of healthcare sector contracts and frameworks in the first quarter of the year.
Businesses must support workers’ mental health problems, or pay the price in reduced business profitability and staff retention, according to a chief executive in the industry.
Organisations that employ AI robots need to create specific accountability guidelines to ensure that their use remains ethical, according to research by Durham University Business School.
The TUC and Covid Bereaved Families for Justice are calling for the public inquiry into coronavirus to focus on what could have been done to prevent workers’ deaths.
