The scope of an employer’s duty to remove barriers disabled employees face in the workplace has always been debatable. In a recent case, the Employment
Smoking in enclosed public and work places has been illegal since July 2007. Since then, there has been a rise in the number of people
There’s a changing attitude toward pollution. How can you play your part? In February 2016 the Royal College of Physicians released a report called Every
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is prosecuting Foodles Production (UK) Ltd over an incident in which actor Harrison Ford was seriously injured during the
The recent decision by the Court of Appeal in Hague v Rotary Yorkshire Limited (2015) has clarified the power of the Health and Safety Executive’s
During the course of any employment process it can be helpful to obtain guidance from Human Resources (HR) to ensure that those processes are being
In July 2013 the Coalition Government introduced fees in England, Wales and Scotland which had to be paid by an individual in order to pursue
Where a commercial contract to provide services changes hands (known as a “service provision change”), the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection from Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE)
Over the last few years, 10 children have been tragically killed by falling goalposts. The majority of these cases have involved children being hit by
In order for a worker to pursue a claim for disability discrimination they have to be disabled as defined within the Equality Act 2010. In
