BLOG Written on 6 February 2024 The Modern Slavery Act 2015 requires certain large organisations to produce a ‘slavery and human trafficking statement’ on an
More than 350 businesses have been named and shamed for not paying their staff the national minimum rates. This is the largest number of companies
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.
The cost of working without assessing the risks has again been highlighted in court. A packaging company was fined after unsafe work practices resulted in
The Government’s Brexit White Paper has now been published, and it offers some insight into how this might impact on employment law. It has been
The dangers of working on roofs are well known. Too many workers are killed or seriously injured in incidents involving working on roofs every year.
If someone is an employee, they are entitled to an extensive array of rights. Unlike workers and self-employed, they may be entitled to maternity or
The importance of fully assessing the risks from working at height and acting to prevent injury has again been underlined after family-owned bakery Warburtons was
All food business operators have a duty to provide suitable training and equipment to protect workers’ Health & Safety. The importance of maintaining this responsibility
The Health & Safety Executive (HSE) has made another successful prosecution after safety failings resulted in factory workers being injured. The incident at carmaker Jaguar
