The Employment Appeal Tribunal has confirmed that a worker’s mental health can influence whether unwanted conduct amounts to unlawful harassment. But its latest ruling also
Category: Worker Wellbeing
When the Weather Turns Against Workers: How Trade Unions Are Winning New Protections
For generations, workplace safety campaigns centred on machinery, chemicals, noise and manual handling. Today, another issue is moving rapidly up the union agenda: extreme weather.
Violence at Work: The Hidden Crisis Facing Britain’s Public‑Facing Workforce
The latest findings from the Trades Union Congress land with the weight of a national warning. Their new survey, covering more than five thousand workers
Safety on Britain’s Railways Is Failing — Workers Need Protection Now
The British rail industry is living through a period of profound contradiction. Ministers and operators speak the language of “modernisation,” “efficiency,” and “digital transformation,” yet
Win Time Back: Why the Four‑Day Week Is a Pro‑Worker, Pro‑Productivity Reform
The FT Weekend (31 January 2026) had a fascinating feature on the rise of the unofficial four-day week. The article documented how hybrid working has
Britain’s Work‑Related Stress Crisis: What the New TUC Survey Tells Us — and Why It Matters
A new TUC survey has laid bare what many of us in the movement have been warning about for years: Britain is now in the