Time off for antenatal care Q&A
Do you know what the law says about time off to attend antenatal appointments? Are you aware of how much you need to pay expectant
Worker avoids being “mashed”
A firm that supplies machinery for paper mills has been fined after a worker plunged several metres into a giant blender-like pulping machine. An investigation
Multi-million pay-out for vibration white finger
A district council has been fined £250,000 for Health & Safety failings after 12 grounds maintenance workers were found to have the condition vibration white
The £40bn price tag of sleep-deprived workers
In the UK, 200,000 working days are lost each year, at a cost of £40bn or 1. 86% of the country’s GDP. Research carried out
Safety meanz no can do!
A television advert showing people drumming Heinz baked beans cans has been banned on safety grounds. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) ruled Heinz Foods UK
Workers waste almost six hours a week
All employers want their employees to be productive. Do you know what things affect your employees’ productivity at work and make them lose valuable time?
Rest breaks – don’t ask, still get!
In a recent case of Grange v Abellio London Limited, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) was asked to make a ruling on whether an employer
8 Employment Law Myths
We may all believe that we are legal experts after watching countless hours of Ally McBeal or Law & Order, but Employment Law doesn’t always
Put a stop to fake sickness absences!
BLOG Put a stop to fake sickness absences! Employers face many challenges when dealing with sickness absences. It gets much more difficult when you face
Take the panic out of emergencies
Employers must make sure people can safely escape their workplace. They must have arrangements for evacuating buildings and must effectively communicate their emergency plans… “Fire!
£3m fine after toxic cloud death
A chemical company has been fined £3m after poor Health & Safety practices killed a worker and seriously injured another. The workers were overcome by
Key points from the 2016 Autumn Statement
Chancellor Philip Hammond has delivered the Autumn Statement – it will be his first and apparently his last. There weren’t too many surprises, but what