Enforcement figures from the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) show the significant impact of February 2016’s sentencing guidelines. HSE statistics show total fines increased 80%
A coach fabricator has appeared in court after an apprentice was seriously injured in a fall from height. The court heard the worker was helping
An agency worker suffered serious hand injuries while cleaning a lathe because the safety controls in place for the task were unsuitable. The court heard
You may be given a longer prison sentence if as an employer you commit gross negligence manslaughter. Gross negligence manslaughter is used to prosecute people
Have you ever suspected that employees who leave your business take your customers’ details with them when they go? Individuals who do this can be
Are you meeting your pension auto-enrolment duties? If not, you should be! The Pensions Regulator will be visiting businesses to conduct spot checks across the
Research shows UK organisations paid over £55 million in Health & Safety fines last year. That’s a hike of 148% on the 2015 figure!
For the first time, the Pensions Regulator has publicly named those employers who have not met their auto-enrolment responsibilities. They have published the names of
A utility company has been given a huge £1.8million fine for failing to protect a worker from the risk of drowning at its waste water
An operator of a manufacturing complex has been heavily fined after an explosion at the site. Internal parts of the Ellesmere Port plant collapsed in
