The consultation on new sentencing guidelines for health and safety, corporate manslaughter, food safety and hygiene offences has closed after a three-month window for feedback.
The unpopularity of the Health and Safety Executives Fee For Intervention (FFI) scheme may have been underestimated, after findings from an independent review conducted for
ACAS has recently published guidelines on dress code and appearance in the workplace. As facial hair is becoming more popular, we have certainly noticed an
Concerns have been raised over whether an increase in inspections by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has stemmed from the government’s Fee For Intervention
Employers have a legal responsibility to consult all of their employees on health and safety matters. Not only can this be very important in creating
This is an interesting case which looks at the responsibiliti es of a headteacher to disclose personal matters to the school and the governors. In
Employers have a duty to carry out pre-employment immigration checks. This involves three steps: obtain original versions of one or more acceptable documents check the
BLOG Often referred to as the last line of defence, personal protective equipment (PPE) has an important role to play in protecting employees from workplace
Blog The Government has announced two significant amendments to employment law. The first is an amendment to unfair dismissal legislation disapplying the two year qualifying
