An engineering firm with no procedures in place to identify unsafe work practices has been fin ed after a welder was injured working at height.
An inquiry has been set in motion by the Women and Equalities Committee looking into how employers can support fathers actively seeking to be more
As 2016 draws to a close, we reflect on some prominent tribunals and cases brought before courts, the new laws introduced and companies put under
According to Health & Safety Executive data the number of directors and senior managers prosecuted for Health & Safety offences has more than trebled in
Thinking of hiring an illegal worker? Think again. The government is cracking down on organisations that employ illegal workers. Since July 2016, an employer who
A manufacturing company has been fined £1m after a worker was crushed by falling machinery. As with the recent fine of £5m for the owners
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has announced it will administer a Crown Censure to the Ministry of Defence (MoD) over the deaths of three
The managing director of a construction company has been prosecuted and fined after an inspector found “appalling” site safety on a demolition site controlled by
Bromley Council decided that it wanted to take control of the pay review process for its employees locally, rather than it be the subject of
There have been two recent cases which have examined the fairness of disciplinary procedures followed by the employer. The first case relates to increasing a
