
Magistrates Get Power to Issue Unlimited Fines
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

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

Slips, trips and falls are among the most common health and safety issues in the workplace and yet, they are also among the most easily

In Court: Care Home Fined after Window Death A care home has been fined £196,000 following the death of an elderly resident who fell to

The health and safety enforcement team of a city council have recently investigated the death of a 31 year old resident at a mental health

The HSE inspected a sample of 153 non-local authority schools between April 2013 and January 2014, which included independent, voluntary aided and foundation schools, free