Families of workers affected by asbestos related cancers have called for better screening for the condition. Illnesses associated with wor...

The mental health of Scottish workers is being put at risk thanks to the "relentless pressure" of management systems meant to inc...

The father of a Fife miner who was killed at a mine in New Zealand said he was "disappointed and angry" to hear the gas blast was...

Nurses are "propping up" the NHS by repeatedly working more hours than contracted and providing last-minute shift cover, a union ...

David Leslie Fruits , a Perthshire fruit farm , has been ordered to pay more than £26,000 to two fruit pickers. During their time at the far...

Long working hours may raise the risk of mental decline and possibly dementia, research suggests The study found that those working more tha...

Writing in the European Journal of Oncology, Prof Watterson, an expert in occupational health, said "In Scotland more people die from o...

from the bbc Across the country, there are "health inequalities" related to income and social deprivation, which generally reflect...

The economic downturn could be bad news for our bodies, as well as our pockets Britons are cutting back on expensive fruit and vegetables,...

"social injustice is killing people on a grand scale...The toxic combination of bad policies, economics, and politics is, in large meas...

From the BBC A 30-year-old Toyota worker who collapsed at one of its plants had died of overwork. It emerged that the man had worked 106 ho...

Stressed out workers are increasingly suffering from 'work rage' , according to a new study . Four out of five people surveyed admit...

A special course is being run to help businesses cope with unhappy workers on the "most depressing day of the year". Experts cal...

From the editorial of December's Socialist Standard Whether Polish plumbers, Portuguese hop-pickers or Chinese cockle-pickers, migrant l...

A "frightening" report by the Health and Safety Executive which said the North Sea oil industry was not doing enough to safeguard...

The UK will still be at the bottom of the European Union league for holidays even after workers are given new rights to paid leave, accordin...

Two of Socialist Courier contributers felt the need to comment on recent health and safety statistics and the rise in deaths at work . Why i...

The number of people killed at work has risen to its highest level in five years, according to official figures released today by the Health...

A study of 33 young elite players aged between 16 and 23 at a national tennis centre, who represent Britain's best hope for a future W...

Hoping to expand profits has led to the courts for Cadbury chocolate. A major salmonella outbreak caused by Cadbury chocolate bars followed...