On becoming an academy school, governing owner-operators take on legal responsibility for the Health & Safety of staff and students. If you govern an academy
The government has announced that it will carry out a public 12 week consultation on the subject of caste discrimination and the Equality Act 2010.
An all-party MP group on occupational health recently reported there is an asbestos “time-bomb in our schools.” Huge numbers of schools built in the three
There has been yet another case on the issue of annual leave, but this time regarding the right to carry over untaken annual leave into
In recent years, electronic cigarettes or ‘e-cigarettes’ have increased hugely in popularity as an alternative to smoking or as a means of giving up smoking.
On the 12th of March this year the limit of £20,000 for health and safety offences tried through the Magistrates’ Court was removed and fines
Workers have a statutory right to be accompanied at disciplinary and grievance hearings, so long as the companion is a fellow worker, trade union representative
When considering who should be entitled to a bonus payment, you may wish to place eligibility requirements within the bonus scheme in order to ensure
Fixed-term contracts are perhaps more commonly used in the charity sector than any other sector due to the funding environment within which charities are positioned.
A major supermarket chain has been fined £80,000 after an employee slipped on a spillage in the food preparation area of a supermarket. The worker
