Environment

York Mailing first UK printer to achieve EU Ecolabel

York Mailing has become the first UK printer to be awarded an EU Ecolabel license for printed paper products.

UK Print sceptical of Miliband's business rate plans

Ed Miliband will announce plans to freeze small business rates for two years, from April 2015 to April 2017, in his keynote speech at the Labour Party conference this afternoon.

Don't fall victim to workplace hazards

Red tape. Definitely something that features prominently on printers' top-five-things-to-grumble-about lists. And yet seemingly overly prescriptive government legislation is often there for good...

Fees will be calculated per tonne of material produced

Rise in printer interest in recycling, according to J&G

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

Lack of clarity confuses argument over zero-hours contracts

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...

CWU firm on strike ballot plans as Royal Mail privatisation confirmed

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...

Swallowtail fined after worker injury

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

Gender imbalance is costing the industry and the country

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.

Cost of escalating workplace disputes

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.

Fire chiefs to beef up safety advice to businesses

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.