Often employers feel helpless when dealing with employees’ frequent short-term absences, which have a significant disruptive effect on staffing levels and productivity. For manufacturing employers,
A solar panel installation company along with its sole director has been fined after a passer-by reported unsafe working to the Health & Safety Executive
As we reported recently, the deadline for publishing gender pay reports is looming. Despite this, some employers have still not complied with this obligation. This
For all employers, absences are very disruptive. In some sectors, if someone calls in sick, the work can wait. However, in the care sector, the
It may be an accepted part of life that women go through the menopause, but it is certainly less accepted that female employees may need
A meat producer has been prosecuted after an employee was injured adjusting storage racking. Workers had been instructed to reposition top shelves. In doing so
Two recycling firms have been fined after several workers were injured by exploding print toner cartridges. The cartridges had been improperly stored and handled. The
A metal firm has been fined after a steelworker suffered a serious hand injury. The company admitted breaking Health & Safety law in failing to
An ejector seat maker has been heavily fined for a Health & Safety failing that resulted in the death of a Red Arrows pilot. The
Care homes differ from other workplaces because they are not only a place of work but also a home. As well as having to provide
