
New sentencing guidelines could see fines soar for very large organisations
BLOG Written on 23 June 2025 On 1 June 2025, the Sentencing Council introduced important amendments to its guidelines for health and safety, corporate manslaughter,

BLOG Written on 23 June 2025 On 1 June 2025, the Sentencing Council introduced important amendments to its guidelines for health and safety, corporate manslaughter,

BLOG Written by Lorna Gemmell on 9 September 2024 As an employer, one of your most important responsibilities is to protect and safeguard your workforce
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An annual survey of retail crime has shown on average 115 retail employees were attacked at work every day last year. The latest British Retail

Blog A study has shown larger organisations face the biggest increase in fines for health and safety offences. This has occurred following the introduction of tougher

Whether time spent by a worker sleeping on shift counts as working time for the purposes of calculating whether they have been paid at least

According to a recent decision by the Employment Appeal Tribunal, an employee who was dismissed after failing to produce evidence of his right to work

2018 promises to be a busy year in the world of HR. So we’ve pulled together a list of 8 top things you need to

The way in which personal data about staff, pupils and their families and legal guardians is used and protected at your school, academy or trust

A new Data Protection Bill will be published in September 2017. The Bill will bring the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) into UK law.