22 November 2021
The Environment Agency (EA) and Ofwat have launched a major investigation into sewage treatment works after new checks led to water companies admitting that unpermitted raw sewage could have been discharged into rivers and watercourses.
22 November 2021
UK Export Finance (UKEF) has announced significant changes to its range of products as the UK begins its first ever International Trade Week.
22 November 2021
The recently published Environment Act 2021 confirms that Regulation (EC) 1907/2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (the REACH Regulation) is still very much part of the UK regulatory landscape.
22 November 2021
Publicly naming businesses using exploitative practices or underpaying workers encourages other firms to comply with labour market rules — but tougher financial penalties and better detection of those breaking the law are still essential.
22 November 2021
A new plan to help businesses across the UK double exports and sell their world-class products around the globe has been launched by the Department for International Trade (DIT).
22 November 2021
Ofqual has invited comments on draft guidance for awarding organisations on producing accessible assessments, including exams.
19 November 2021
Work-related stress and poor mental health risk becoming a health and safety crisis for Great Britain’s workplaces, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has warned.
19 November 2021
The real Living Wage is voluntarily paid by almost 9000 UK businesses who, the Living Wage Foundation states, believe their staff deserve a wage which meets everyday needs — such as the weekly shop, or a surprise trip to the dentist.
19 November 2021
According to campaigning group Transport & Environment (T&E), on-road testing shows that even some of the newest trucks on Europe’s roads are exceeding the EU’s legal emission limits.
18 November 2021
A great deal of the product safety and regulatory law on which UK companies have relied for the last 40 years came from the European Union and much of this body of legislation became “retained EU law” once the UK’s exit from the Union was complete.