Technology is evolving at an amazing pace. There is a need to act quickly if we are to reap the benefits of this unique opportunity to design out risk and design in health and safety, advises Louise Ward of the British Safety Council.

'Out of touch' health secretary gets sums wrong as he tries to defend pay pinch.

GMB has served notice on the offshore contractors association (OCA) informing them that they intend to ballot members for industrial action.

Ofgem must distinguish between profiteering and the resources needed to generate jobs and pay for the infrastructure needed to maintain our power networks says union.

Some schools face losing 50% of site staff under academy chain’s 'controversial' plans released today.

Bidding has started to find a new home for the European Medical Agency (EMA) which employs 900 people at its London HQ, says Dods Monitoring Consultant, Bruce Reilly.

Unite, Britain's biggest union, representing over 100,000 members in the health service has today (Monday 8 May) hailed Labour's pledge to end 'immoral' NHS car charges for patients, visitors and NHS staff as a victory for every NHS worker struggling after seven years of pay restraint.

Workers at three DHL Supply Chain sites in South Yorkshire have overwhelmingly accepted an improved pay offer of 2.6 per cent for the year starting June 2016.

Years of NHS under-funding shouldn't be propped up by relatives of terminally ill patients and underpaid NHS staff says union.

Innovators from Airbus in Broughton have their eyes on the skies as they prepare to take part in an international drone racing contest in Toulouse on 12th May.

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The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) is warning political parties against standing in the way of the UK’s millions of self-employed strivers with post-election tax hikes, including National Insurance.

Net retail sales reached a record high in March with just over £4 billion flowing into UK authorised funds.

Unite, the country’s largest union, has called five more days of strike action in the long-running dispute involving the IT giant Fujitsu which could see 1,800 job losses, with many of them being outsourced overseas.

A new report from the British Veterinary Association shows how important the UK veterinary workforce will be to ensuring the future of post-Brexit animal welfare.

A pay deal at Rolls Royce Rotherham ABCF guaranteeing a minimum of 17 per cent over three years will be signed tomorrow (Friday 5 May) with Unite, the country's largest union.

Jonathan Westhoff, Cheif Executive of the West Bromwich Building Society, has been elected Chairman of the BSA. He replaces Dick Jenkins, Chief Executive of the Bath Building Society, who has held the post since November 2015.

Labour is struggling to find a coherent voice on Brexit, Gisela Stuart fears. As she leaves the Commons after 20 years, the ex-Vote Leave chair reflects on the challenge facing her party – and calls for a debate focused on national renewal  

Today is a massive victory for workers' rights, says union.

Not only would this be the right thing to do, it would make good business sense, says union.

Construction market demand for mineral products was higher in 2017Q1 compared with the previous quarter, providing some evidence of continued impetus in construction activity at the start of the year.

The 'brutal' planned closure of a DHL Supply Chain site in South Yorkshire and a 'derisory' pay offer has prompted 15 days of strikes, Unite, the country's largest union has said.

The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) is the largest trade association in the UK construction industry representing thousands of firms in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Policy Connect publishes its Manufacturing, Design & Innovation Manifesto for the General Election 2017. Produced by the organisation's Manufacturing, Design & Innovation Team, and comprising the expertise of five different independent policy research groups, our groups consist of cross-party parliamentarians and cross-sectoral industry experts.