Is enhanced maternity pay discriminatory against men?
Two recent cases have posed the question of whether it is unlawful for men on shared parental leave to be paid less than mothers on
Female BBC manager offered £12,000 less than male counterpart
A BBC manager has turned down a promotion after finding out that a male colleague was offered £12,000 more for the same role. In an
Electric vehicles: A silent danger for employers?
The debate over global warming and pressure to tackle climate change is intensifying. Electric vehicles (EVs) allow a move away from fossil fuels and offer
Increased redundancy protection for mothers and pregnant women
A new bill could prevent employers from sacking women during pregnancy or in the six months afterwards. Chair of the Women and Equalities Committee Maria
How to keep health and safety interesting in the workplace
BLOG Health and safety is just one of those topics that has acquired the unfortunate reputation of being, well, boring. The way health and safety
COURT RULING | Employers MUST measure working time in detail
How do you measure the number of hours worked by employees? Following a recent ruling by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), UK employers
Care Home Guilty of Fire Safety Offences
The owner of a care home has been sentenced after admitting fire safety failures following a devastating fire. The cause of the fire was found
Worker Changing Flat Tyre Crushed to Death
A family run business has pleaded guilty to health and safety breaches after a worker changing a flat tyre was fatally crushed. The sub-contractor was
Hillsborough safety officer fined over dangerous turnstile arrangements
30 years following the Hillsborough disaster, Graham Mackrell, the then-secretary of Sheffield Wednesday football club, has been fined £6,500 for safety breaches. On 3 April
Inadequate Risk Assessment Missed Forklift Danger
A pallet manufacturer has been fined after a worker was struck by a fork lift truck. The worker was carrying a pallet across a workshop
Working Shifts Increases Risk of Heart Disease
According to new research, working in shifts has a negative impact on cardiovascular health. The Chinese study, which was published in the journal Occupational Medicine,
Top 5 Health and Safety Fines – March 2019
No company wants to face a health and safety fine. As we’ve shown, bigger companies are facing bigger fines since the introduction of tougher sentencing guidelines. This
