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RoSPA - Mental health and wellbeing in the workplace: A safety perspective

What causes poor mental health at work and what can employers do to create a healthy workplace environment? Becky Spencer reports.

Care leaver support measures – LGA response

Cllr Amanda Hopgood, Chair of the Local Government Association’s Children, Young People and Families Committee, responded to the Government’s announcement that care leavers will receive free prescriptions, dental and eyecare services up to the age of 25

Government priorities for adult social care for local authorities - LGA response

Cllr Dr Wendy Taylor MBE, Chair of the Local Government Association’s Health and Wellbeing Committee, responded to the publication of the Government's priorities for adult social care and local authorities 

£1.5 million helping to keep communities warm and connected

Over 400 warm hubs across Wales are providing vital support to communities this winter, thanks to £1.5 million Welsh Government funding.

Private sector activity rounds off a tough year – CBI Growth Indicator

Firms across the private sector once again expect activity to fall in the next three months (weighted balance of -30%), according to the CBI’s latest Growth Indicator. This extends a run of negative predictions that began in late 2024.

Government must help farmers with impact of climate change, says WWF

Sofia Parente, Head of Policy (production) at WWF commented on the Batters Review

Citizens Advice responds to the Employment Rights Bill becoming law

Dame Clare Moriarty, Chief Executive of Citizens Advice, responded to the Employment Rights Bill receiving Royal Assent and becoming law 

Employers need to prepare for the Employment Rights Act 2025 now, says the CIPD, as Royal Assent is granted

Employers and HR professionals need to understand the roadmap for change that the Government has set out and when changes will impact how they hire and manage people at work

NHS Confederation - Reforms to Mental Health Act set to pass into law

The Mental Health Act gains Royal Assent following years of work by different governments and lobbying from NHS Confederation to update the 2007 Act.

Retailers report bleak holiday trading as sales outlook darkens – CBI Distributive Trades Survey