A new bill could prevent employers from sacking women during pregnancy or in the six months afterwards. Chair of the Women and Equalities Committee Maria
BLOG Health and safety is just one of those topics that has acquired the unfortunate reputation of being, well, boring. The way health and safety
The owner of a care home has been sentenced after admitting fire safety failures following a devastating fire. The cause of the fire was found
How do you measure the number of hours worked by employees? Following a recent ruling by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), UK employers
A family run business has pleaded guilty to health and safety breaches after a worker changing a flat tyre was fatally crushed. The sub-contractor was
30 years following the Hillsborough disaster, Graham Mackrell, the then-secretary of Sheffield Wednesday football club, has been fined £6,500 for safety breaches. On 3 April
A pallet manufacturer has been fined after a worker was struck by a fork lift truck. The worker was carrying a pallet across a workshop
No company wants to face a health and safety fine. As we’ve shown, bigger companies are facing bigger fines since the introduction of tougher sentencing guidelines. This
According to new research, working in shifts has a negative impact on cardiovascular health. The Chinese study, which was published in the journal Occupational Medicine,
Employees posting inappropriate social media messaging has implications for employers. Recent examples of misjudged posts by celebrities have demonstrated the importance of thinking before you
