Direct discrimination – know the law
Employers cannot discriminate on the basis of the ‘protected characteristics’ specified in the Equality Act 2010. These protected characteristics are age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage
Worker falls to his death
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
Bereavement leave – what does the law say?
Unlike many other countries around the world, there are no specific statutory rights for workers to take leave for compassionate or bereavement reasons in the
Employment tribunals and cases in 2017
We look at four key cases that the employment tribunals and courts will be considering in 2017 and which employers and HR professionals need to
Five key HR issues in 2017
What does 2017 hold in store for employers and HR professionals? We look at five key laws that will come into effect. 1 Changes to
Company fined after two injuries in two days
A logistics company has been fined after two employees were seriously injured in two days. The court heard how an employee suffered crush injuries to
Corner-cutting boss guilty of manslaughter
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
Accessing an employee’s medical reports
Do you know the process to follow to get an employee’s medical report? Do you know what to do if the employee doesn’t give consent?
Slack safety nets company £100k fine
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
What does the law say about payslips?
Blog Issuing payslips is normally a routine process and you may not give a lot of thought to the legislation behind it all. In fact,
Calls to reward employers hiring ex-offenders
The Work and Pensions Committee is calling for rewards to be given employers who actively hire ex-offenders. The Committee praises those employers, like Timpson and