Environment

A "significant increase" in enquiries from printers seeking information on recycling has been reported by waste management specialist J&G Environmental.

The row over the so called zero-hours contract (ZHC) has gained traction in recent weeks, not least thanks to a survey published by Unite on 8 September, ahead of the TUC Congress in Bournemouth last...

The Communication Workers' Union (CWU) has said plans to privatise Royal Mail, confirmed this morning, are a betrayal of the British public and vowed to press ahead with a planned strike ballot on 20...

Norfolk-based Swallowtail Print has been fined after a member of staff almost severed his index finger in an unguarded machine.

Women need work and work needs women, concludes a report from a government-backed industry group that coincides with a new print initiative prompted by the same sentiment.

The government has called time on free support for employment tribunals, claiming that the taxpayer shouldn't bear the cost. But the unions see this as a return to Victorian times for the workers.

Print industry leaders have welcomed a commitment from the Chief Fire Officers Association (CFOA) to work with businesses to improve how fire safety regulations are enforced.

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is to publish online a series of findings detailing noise exposure levels and their implications across the print industry.

A Spanish appeals court has backed an earlier ruling that claims of patent infringement brought against Cretaprint are meritless.

CWU reps are to decide next week if they should ballot Royal Mail workers on a national strike, in a move that will inevitably raise tensions at ongoing negotiations with the postal operator.