A director of a restaurant in Taunton has been barred for six years for employing illegal workers. From 16th December 2016, the director cannot, either
Do you know what the law says about time off to attend antenatal appointments? Are you aware of how much you need to pay expectant
A district council has been fined £250,000 for Health & Safety failings after 12 grounds maintenance workers were found to have the condition vibration white
A firm that supplies machinery for paper mills has been fined after a worker plunged several metres into a giant blender-like pulping machine. An investigation
A television advert showing people drumming Heinz baked beans cans has been banned on safety grounds. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) ruled Heinz Foods UK
We may all believe that we are legal experts after watching countless hours of Ally McBeal or Law & Order, but Employment Law doesn’t always
A chemical company has been fined £3m after poor Health & Safety practices killed a worker and seriously injured another. The workers were overcome by
Employers must make sure people can safely escape their workplace. They must have arrangements for evacuating buildings and must effectively communicate their emergency plans… “Fire!
A waste recycling company in administration has been fined £80,000 after a worker was buried under collapsed waste. The New Earth Solutions Group employee worked
Emergency services were last week called to a brewery after reports of a gas leak. Eleven employees, two police officers and nine firefighters were hospitalised
