3 August 2020
The UK will legislate to implement the majority of the EU Circular Economy Package (CEP) without formal consultation, the Government confirms.
3 August 2020
London fire chiefs are speaking out on the hidden dangers of highly flammable skin creams in a new campaign, which follows the tragic death of a woman who accidentally set fire to herself while wearing an emollient cream.
3 August 2020
Last week, the Government introduced the biggest changes to the Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) since its inception in 2008, which has been received positively by Logistics UK (formerly the Freight Transport Association (FTA)).
3 August 2020
The Government’s plans to pause its shielding policy on 1 August have led a leading union to highlight the challenges that will then face thousands of extremely vulnerable people as they begin to return to the workplace.
3 August 2020
Beginning with an Enhanced Trade Partnership, India and the UK have expressed hopes of moving to a future Free Trade Agreement (FTA) after taking part in the 14th Joint Economic and Trade Committee (JETCO).
31 July 2020
As people living in Greater Manchester and other parts of northern England were hearing that they cannot mix with other households in private homes or gardens, the Prime Minister has announced a general slowdown in the pace of the rest of the country moving out of lockdown.
31 July 2020
The British Occupational Hygiene Society (BOHS) has launched a new job rating tool for risk professionals to select the most appropriate measures to help employers protect workers from Covid-19 at work.
31 July 2020
The newly launched Trade and Agriculture Commission (TAC) will bring together animal welfare, consumer and environmental groups as part of the Government’s drive to engage the public and industry in decisions about the UK’s trade policy. Set up by International Trade Secretary Liz Truss, it will be chaired by Tim Smith, former head of the Food Standards Agency.
30 July 2020
The highest official UK honour for British businesses, the Queen's Award for Enterprise has been running since 1999, with International Trade, Innovation and Sustainable Development as its categories.
30 July 2020
The Government’s “slow, inconsistent, and at times, negligent approach” to social care in the Covid-19 pandemic resulted in the “appalling error” of thousands of patients being discharged from hospitals into care homes without comprehensive Covid-19 testing, meaning care homes were “effectively thrown to the wolves.”