The Seafarers’ Wages Act is now law and requires all ship operators using UK ports to pay workers at least the UK minimum wage.
Ashleigh Webber
Ashleigh Webber
Ashleigh is editor of OHW+ and HR and wellbeing editor at Personnel Today. Ashleigh's areas of interest include employee health and wellbeing, equality and inclusion and skills development. She has hosted many webinars for Personnel Today, on topics including employee retention, financial wellbeing and menopause support. Prior to joining Personnel Today in 2018, she covered the road transport sector for Commercial Motor and Motor Transport magazines, touching on some of the employment and wellbeing issues experienced by those in road haulage.
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The government has launched a review of the whistleblowing framework to ensure it effectively protects workers who raise concerns.
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A report finds that many workers with long Covid have experienced unfair treatment at work, including bullying and redundancy.
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The dismissal of an employee who made homophobic remarks was unfair becasue of mistakes in the investigation, tribunal finds.
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A study into a tool that encourages workers to self-manage their back pain has yielded some interesting results.
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Employers including Iceland, Greggs, Oliver Bonas and the Co-op have joined prison employment advisory boards.
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Ikea has agreed with the UK's equality watchdog to improve its procedures for dealing with sexual harassment complaints.
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Nearly one in five people in the UK suffer from 'misophonia', a strong negative reaction to common sounds usually made by other people, researchers have found.
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The RMT has said plans for a rail strike in March and April have been called off as it enters fresh talks with the Rail Delivery Group.
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Research finds 18% of organisations are being hindered by employee tech resistance and limited digital skills.
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One in four HR departments in large organisations still depend on ‘outdated’ tools to manage people data, research has found....
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Just Eat plans to stop employing its own couriers and use contractors instead, which will result in 1,870 job losses....
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In the three months to the end of February 2023 the median pay settlement was 6% – remaining at a 32-year high.
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Become a OHW+ Premium member to watch our webinar on the fundamentals of the OH nurse's role.
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Nurses and midwives have voted to accept a new NHS pay deal in Scotland, ending the threat of strike action.