The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has warned that the transition to a carbon-neutral economy will present “new risks” to the British workforce, as the regulator publishes annual statistics revealing the immense economic and human cost of current workplace illness.
New data released today shows that work-related ill health and injury cost the UK economy £22.9 billion in 2023/24. This economic burden comes as the regulator pivots to address emerging safety challenges posed by the introduction of new technologies, the gig economy, and the government’s net-zero agenda.
New data released today shows that work-related ill health and injury cost the UK economy £22.9 billion in 2023/24. This economic burden comes as the regulator pivots to address emerging safety challenges posed by the introduction of new technologies, the gig economy, and the government’s net-zero agenda.