By 2030, workers aged over 55 are expected to make up 30% or more of the total workforce in many EU countries. However, according to The Work Foundation, by the same year 40% of the working age population will have a long-term health condition. And over half of people with a long-term condition say their health is a barrier to the type or amount of work they can do, rising to 80% when someone has three or more conditions. Nonetheless, an EU target for employment has been set — 75% of the EU population aged 20-64 should be in employment by 20... Continue reading

Do you work in HR? Have you ever experienced what it’s like to attend an Employment Tribunal? We are running our next Mock Employment Tribunal at our Executive Centre in London on 18 November and have two free places available to readers on a first come, first served basis.  All you need to do is take on one of the roles involved at an ET: the Claimant, Respondent or one of a host of witnesses. It’s a fantastic opportunity to experience the Employment Tribunal process at first hand in a safe environment, and to gain a deeper understandin... Continue reading

The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health has announced it has decided voluntarily to surrender its recognition as a regulated awarding organisation. This means CIEH is withdrawing from the regulatory structure imposed by the three regulatory bodies: Ofqual, Qualifications Wales (QiW) and Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA). CIEH is the professional voice for environmental health representing over 9,000 members working in the public, private and non-profit sectors. It has also operated as an awarding organisati... Continue reading

International Workplace and SAFER Training have completed the final phase of development on a new IOSH-accredited course “for the Marine and Subsea Industries”. The course is expected to be launched shortly. IOSH Managing Safely in the Marine and Subsea Industries is a joint venture bringing together International Workplace’s expertise in accredited eLearning course programmes with SAFER Training’s specialist knowledge in catering for subsea operators, marine contractors and oil and gas companies. The course has been in development si... Continue reading

The findings of IOSH's latest five-year programme into health and safety give fresh insight into the role safety and health is now playing in a world of transient or disparate workforces, automated production and economic and political uncertainty. The safety and health profession can be more confident in sharing its benefits to business and society but more flexible in incorporating new ideas, such as employee 'workarounds'. Negative perceptions of health and safety appear more associated with ‘public’ than ‘workplace’ issues – m... Continue reading