An agency worker suffered serious hand injuries while cleaning a lathe because the safety controls in place for the task were unsuitable. The court heard
The eagerly-awaited Taylor Review of Modern Working Practices has now been published, touching on a wide range of areas of employment law. In this 116
Blog Are your workers coming up with imaginative reasons for not being able to come into work? The answer is probably yes. According to a
You would think anyone in their right mind would gladly wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when performing dangerous tasks. However, plenty of workers don’t. They
BLOG With many of us looking forward to jetting off to the sun and sand, your business may be left short staffed over summer. It
Since the Brexit referendum, there has been uncertainty amongst employers about the status of their EU workers. The Prime Minister has now unveiled a “fair
A waste recycling company has been fined £220,000 after an employee was severely burned just 8 months after a similar incident. A court heard that
Blog There’s a lot of management speak about having a positive safety culture that makes everyone take responsibility for safe working. This is partly because
The Welsh government has announced plans to restrict the use of zero hours contracts in the social care sector. The proposals are as follows: Workers
It is estimated that by 2020, a third of our workforce will be over the age of 50. Despite this, there still seems to be
