BLOG Written on 7 June 2024 Social media can be a valuable tool for employers to research prospective employees – it often provides more information
BLOG Investigating an employee’s alleged misconduct is one of those challenges that many employers dread. It may seem like a negative process that can drain
If an employee needs to carry out their job, what should you do if they are banned from driving? We answer some key questions on
Most employers, at some point, will be asked by an employee for leave of absence because they have been selected for jury service. In theory,
An HSE investigation has begun after a voluntary worker died while working on a canal excavation at Pewsham Locks in Wiltshire. A 63-year-old volunteer is
G4S was ordered to pay £1.8 million for failing to protect workers from the risk of Legionnaires’ disease, a serious respiratory illness caused by airborne
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
Apprenticeships remain high on the Government’s agenda, despite everything else that is going on. The apprenticeship levy, payable by employers with annual pay bills of
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
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has launched a new overarching, five-year strategy called Helping Great Britain Work Well. The strategy aims to tackle workplace
