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Seven maids plummet to their deaths cleaning outside windows
23rd of May 2012
Seven female cleaners have fallen to their deaths in Singapore this year while trying to clean exterior windows of high-rise buildings.
A Singapore minister has sent out urgent warnings to employers and insists that domestic staff should not be asked to clean the outside of windows in high-rise homes.
Maids in Singapore are often observed
Brussels pushes for EU-wide minimum wage
21st of May 2012
The European Commission has proposed introducing a minimum salary in countries like Germany where it does not exist yet, and raise wages where they are considered too low.
At the moment more than eight per cent of European workers live with salaries that keep them below the poverty threshold, EU figures show. "The risk of in-work poverty is high,
EU part-time workers want to work more hours
18th of May 2012
Among the 42 million part-time workers in the EU 27 in 2011, 8.6 million would like to work more hours, were available to do so and can therefore be considered to be underemployed. That's according to the latest Labour Force Survey from Eurostat.
This 8.6 million accounted for 20.5 per cent of part-time workers and four per cent of total
UK hospital hygiene campaign 'saved 10,000 lives'
17th of May 2012
A government funded campaign in the UK to improve hand hygiene in hospitals across England and Wales has led to a significant fall in the rates of hospital acquired infections (HAIs), a report says.
After the CleanYourHands drive was launched in 2004 the amount of soap and alcohol hand rubbought by NHS trusts almost tripled, according to a study
New toilet paper concept from Sofidel
16th of May 2012New from Sofidel is the Papernet BioTech range of toilet paper designed to eliminate smells and avoid blockages.
The product uses biochemical technology within the paper which is said to solve the problem of maladours and blockages in septic tanks.
"The toilet tissue system is particularly suitable for use in environments such as hotels,
Time is running out for China batteries, says Trojan
16th of May 2012
The days of the cheap battery from China are numbered according to Trojan's EMEA sales director David Chambers.
He says recent scandals involving lead poisoning in children - and the Chinese Government's reaction in closing down battery factories - will have a major impact on that country's battery sales.
"Many companies have been buying
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