Women Feel Pressure to Look Sexy at Work
Women are feeling under pressure from their employers to wear heels, provocative tops, tights skirts and apply more makeup to look sexy at work.
Calls for Paid Bereavement Leave
MP Will Quince has submitted a Bill to Parliament to provide employees with a statutory right to bereavement leave. The Bill is proposing to amend
Director Jailed After Fatality
A company director has been jailed for 12 months and ordered to pay £4,000 costs following the death of one of his employees. Paul Williamson,
HSE Investigates Death of Volunteer
An HSE investigation has begun after a voluntary worker died while working on a canal excavation at Pewsham Locks in Wiltshire. A 63-year-old volunteer is
Alton Towers Hit with Record £5m Fine
Alton Towers operator, Merlin Attractions Operations Ltd, has been hit with a record industry fine of £5m for the crash on its Smiler rollercoaster last
What can I do if an employee is sent to prison?
Sometimes the unthinkable happens. For many employers, being informed that one of your employees has been convicted of a crime and will be facing time
Statistics Reveal Extent of Sexual Harassment
A recent survey by the Trades Union Congress found that more than half of women polled had been subjected to sexual harassment at work. The
Managing Schools – A Risky Business
Running a school is a risky business. But just how do you define “risk”? By law schools must be run in ways that make sure
How Competent is your Academy’s H&S?
On becoming an academy school, governing owner-operators take on legal responsibility for the Health & Safety of staff and students. If you govern an academy
The taboo around tattoos | What the law says
Dame Judi Dench recently celebrated her 81st birthday by getting her first tattoo. She follows a long list of celebrities with body art – Samantha
Safety Failings Land School in Troubled Water
A Canterbury school has been fined £18,000 and ordered to pay costs of almost £10,000 after a seven-year-old boy needed CPR during a swimming lesson.
Foster Care Workers Establish Trade Union
Employers should be aware that a group of 60 foster care workers have voted to establish a trade union. This will create the first ever trade