
How to handle bereavement leave requests
It is often difficult for employers to speak to an employee about loss or bereavement. Work is usually the last thing on the employee’s mind

It is often difficult for employers to speak to an employee about loss or bereavement. Work is usually the last thing on the employee’s mind

A maximum jail sentence shows just how much company bosses can be personally held to account for safety failings. And as we’ve seen over the

Blog When is the docking of pay legal? This blog explores situations where you may be able to deduct wages and the legal considerations you

Falls from height continue to make up a significant proportion of all workplace fatalities and serious injuries. Just over a quarter of all deaths last

A haulage boss and a mechanic have been found guilty of manslaughter after a faulty tipper truck ran out of control killing four people. The

A company boss has avoided jail despite a “lackadaisical and unprofessional” approach to safety in which a man died in a human cannonball stunt. Scott

A tractor-driving farmworker who ran over a boy has been jailed. It is thought the driver drank some 13 pints of beer the night before

Slips and trips increase in winter. This isn’t surprising given that falling leaves make paths slippery, cold snaps bring snow and ice and there’s little

It’s that time of year again. Yes, it’s the silly season when the Safety Elf comes round in a scrooge-like effort to dampen down everyone’s