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Employers may wish to hire young workers in half-term and in the run-up to Christmas. You need to be aware, however, that special employment rules

Employers may wish to hire young workers in half-term and in the run-up to Christmas. You need to be aware, however, that special employment rules
Industry chiefs aim to replace traditional yellow “Bob the Builder” hard hats under a new colour-coded hard hat scheme. Worn with a hi vis jacket

A company producing the latest Star Wars movie has been fined a whopping £1.6m after Harrison Ford broke his leg. Foodles Production (UK) Ltd owned

A £200,000 fine handed to a company for Health & Safety transgressions highlights the dangers involved in ‘Work at Height’. The court heard that an

The biggest danger employers face when drafting job adverts is falling foul of discrimination law. What can you say and what can’t you say? The

A judge has branded a care home manager as being “out of her depth” despite having a Health & Safety qualification after a resident died

The Court of Appeal has finally passed judgment on the vexed issue of holiday pay. In the long-running case of Lock v British Gas, the

A manufacturing company has been fined £1m after a worker was crushed by falling machinery. As with the recent fine of £5m for the owners

Theresa May has repeatedly said “Brexit means Brexit”. Now, the PM has announced withdrawal from the EU will start by March 2017. But what does

If an employee needs to carry out their job, what should you do if they are banned from driving? We answer some key questions on