Union survey highlights helicopter safety fears among North Sea offshore workforce
A union survey of offshore oil and gas workers has highlighted concerns about the safety of North Sea helicopter flights.
Oil and gas workers
Future North Sea: Firms grapple with skilled talent conundrum
Future North Sea event hears optimistic vision of the energy sector's future, but significant challenges remain.
It’s a dog’s life nowadays for former oil and gas worker Julie Hunter
We speak to Julie Hunter, who runs dog-focused Spotlessly Chic from her home near Alford, Aberdeenshire.
Strict Scottish quarantine rules slammed by union chief
A trade union boss says making Scots go into quarantine hotels when they return from overseas oil jobs is “utter madness”.
MP calls for IR35 changes reversal ‘to protect jobs in Aberdeen’
An Aberdeen MP has called for a u-turn on national tax plans- saying oil workers will be hit hard.
Oil workers warned of malaria risk when working overseas
Oil and gas workers are being urged to ensure they have taken precautions against one of the world's biggest killer diseases as they search further afield to find work away from the North Sea.
Looking for a new job? Don’t tell anyone you work in the oil industry
Job hunters are being advised not to tell prospective employers they work in the oil industry or live in Aberdeen - if they don't want to their CVs to go the bottom of the pile.
Samaritans urge oil workers not to “bottle up” feelings as crisis affects mental health
Mental health support services are urging oil workers affected by the crisis are being urged not to bottle up their concerns until they reach breaking point.