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Business Wire
01-07-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
Global Duty of Care Awards 2026: The International SOS Foundation Unveils New Categories, Recognising Pioneers in Compliance, Risk Management and Community Impact
LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The International SOS Foundation 2026 Duty of Care Awards, are now open for entries, and include two new categories for recognition: ' Community Impact' and 'Compliance & Risk Management'. In its ninth edition, the Awards have recognised over 80 organisations and individuals for their outstanding dedication to protecting the health, safety, security, and wellbeing of their global workforce 1. Now more than ever, a strong commitment to Duty of Care is not only a moral and legal imperative but also a cornerstone of trust, resilience, and business continuity. , Executive Director of the International SOS Foundation, said, 'In today's increasingly unpredictable geopolitical and socio-economic era, organisations everywhere face growing and ever-evolving risks to the safety, security and wellbeing of their people. Now more than ever, a strong commitment to Duty of Care is not only a moral and legal imperative but also a cornerstone of trust, resilience, and business continuity. The 2026 Duty of Care Awards recognise organisations that lead by example in protecting their global workforce and setting new benchmarks for employee care and risk management. We invite companies of all sizes and sectors to share their best practice and join a global community of leaders shaping the future of responsible and resilient operations.' The Awards, which will be evaluated by a panel of sector-leading expert judges 2 and a host of internationally recognised organisations, are open in the following categories: Community Impact: Recognises organisations creating meaningful change and wellbeing through impactful community engagement. Compliance and Risk Management: Honours organisations excelling in compliance, risk management and workforce protection Crisis Response and Resilience: Recognises organisations demonstrating outstanding crisis management and workforce resilience Duty of Care Ambassador: Celebrates individuals who go above and beyond to protect their workforce. Innovation: Recognises creative approaches and technologies that improve safety, risk management, or workforce care. Workplace Wellbeing: Honours effective programmes that foster a safe, healthy, and supportive workplace for employees. The closing date for entries is 10 October 2025. Winners will be announced during the Duty of Care Summit 3. which will take place in Rome, Italy, in May 2026. About the International SOS Foundation As ambassadors for Duty of Care for over a decade, the International SOS Foundation drives and promotes best practices in protecting employee safety, security, health and wellbeing. Through a range of groundbreaking thought-leadership, CPD and IOSH accredited training and expert-led events, the Foundation helps to share vital insight, understanding, and practical risk mitigation measures. All employees need to be protected, at home or away, and the pandemic has created an evolving and complex Duty of Care landscape for organisations to navigate. The Foundation is a registered charity. For more information on Duty of Care and the International SOS Foundation, please visit 1 2 Judges so far include: Julia Graham, CEO of Association of Insurance and Risk Managers in Industry and Commerce (AIRMIC), Gabriella Fraire, President of Associazione Nazionale Risk Managers e Responsabili Assicurazioni Aziendali (ANRA), Franck Baron, President of the International Federation of Risk and Insurance Management Associations (IFRIMA), Karin Steinhauser, President of International Employee Benefits Association (IEBA), Charlotte Hedemark, President of Federation of European Risk Management Associations (FERMA), Johnny C. Taylor, Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer of SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management) and Joe M. Olivarez Jr. Board Member and current President 2025 of ASIS International. 3 The Duty of Care Summit will bring together industry-leading experts for discussion, debate, practical case studies and invaluable networking on protecting and mitigating risks to workforces.
Sky News
14-05-2025
- Health
- Sky News
How working more than 52 hours a week may alter the structure of your brain
Working more than 52 hours a week may alter the structure of your brain, new research has found. Being "overworked" could affect the part of the brain linked with problem-solving and memory, as well as impacting mental health, the researchers found. The findings were published in the journal Occupational And Environmental Medicine and looked at the impact of overwork on specific regions in health workers who regularly clocked up more than 52 hours a week. Some 110 workers were included in the final analysis - of these, 32 worked excessive hours and 78 worked standard hours. Those working longer hours each were significantly younger, had spent less time in work and were more highly education than those doing standard hours, the study said. They used data including MRI scans to examine brain structure and found "overworked individuals exhibited significant changes in brain regions associated with executive function and emotional regulation". They also found planning and decision-making parts of the brain were affected. The researchers, including from Yonsei University in South Korea, said: "The results underscore the importance of addressing overwork as an occupational health concern and highlight the need for workplace policies that mitigate excessive working hours." Ruth Wilkinson, head of policy and public affairs at the charity the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health, said urgent action is needed to tackle "an epidemic of long working hours". "A long hours culture can be experienced in what we've identified as the 'small print' of working life today," she said. "This captures those hidden or unspoken expectations placed on top of workers' contracts. "It includes always having to be available/on duty in this digital age, stripped of the right to disconnect from work outside of normal working hours." A YouGov survey by the institution found nearly a quarter of UK workers regularly work more than the legal maximum number of hours (48 hours a week), while more than half said they regularly check work emails and messages outside of normal hours.
