
EW HR Consultancy Service
Were you aware that EW offers an HR consultancy service to complement our Employment Law support? Although primarily for the benefit of existing EW clients,

What Amounts to a Detriment?
Under the Equality Act 2010, if a worker alleges that they have been treated less favourably because of a protected characteristic, for example sex, and

Think Before You Click
Not many people would argue that sending obscene and pornographic images from a work email address to someone outside of work, or to a female

Language Barriers
A Latvian national who spoke little English was killed, and his nephew left clinging to a wall, after a roof they were removing asbestos cement

Protecting Vulnerable People
The effective management and control of health and safety risks involves careful consideration of those who may be affected by your work activities. This month

Care Home Death
A care home has been fined £100,000 after an elderly resident died from serious burns. The resident had been admitted to the home for two

A Recipe for Safety
The Health and Safety Executive has released a revised version of HSG252 “A Recipe for Safety” for the food and drink manufacturing industry. The new

Governance for Good
Ellis Whittam is pleased to announce that we will be hosting a Cheshire Connect workshop for trustees, prospective trustees and chairs, CEOs, and senior managers

Big Brother is Watching You
We have posted before about the UK’s fondness for CCTV surveillance and the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has recently published an updated code of practice

Fixed-term Contracts for Charities
Fixed-term contracts are perhaps more commonly used in the charity sector than any other sector due to the funding environment within which charities are positioned.

“Appalling” Site Safety
The managing director of a construction company has been prosecuted and fined after an inspector found “appalling” site safety on a demolition site controlled by

Director & Consultant Imprisoned
A commercial director and a health and safety consultant have been sentenced to imprisonment after a worker was killed on a construction site when an