Wilko fined £2.2m after failing to assess risk
Wilko, the budget high street retailer, has been fined more than £2 million for safety failings including not risk assessing the use of lift cages.
£180k fine for no pedestrian / vehicle separation
The importance of keeping vehicles and people apart has been shown once more after a worker was forcibly struck by a moving vehicle. A ‘mechanical
Craziest excuses for not paying minimum wage
HMRC investigators have exposed some of the strangest excuses used by employers not paying their staff according to National Minimum Wage rules. Reasons include that
Discrimination by association and perception
Do not underestimate the significant impact that discrimination can have on your business or organisation. Discrimination can cause a high employee turnover – if employees
Large fine after incorrect PPE provided
Firms are being asked to learn from an incident in which an engineering company was fined £150,000 after two workers suffered chemical burns. Workers were
Register now for our social media webinar
Our research shows that 80% of employers have concerns about how employees use social media. And rightly so. From Facebook posts to LinkedIn contacts –
How does Shared Parental Leave work?
Gone are the days when mothers were the ones left holding the baby. Employees may be eligible for Shared Parental Leave (SPL), which gives new
How to handle bereavement leave requests
It is often difficult for employers to speak to an employee about loss or bereavement. Work is usually the last thing on the employee’s mind
What paternity rights do employees have?
Employers may believe that new fathers only have the right to paternity leave, but in fact they may be entitled to a number of other
Unguarded machine causes worker to lose arm
Around a dozen deaths and 40,000 injuries happen every year in easily preventable incidents involving unguarded machinery. In another needless statistic, an alloy processing plant
Boss given maximum jail time for safety failings
A maximum jail sentence shows just how much company bosses can be personally held to account for safety failings. And as we’ve seen over the
Docking pay for workers who are late or absent
Commuters in London are facing travel disruption as a 24-hour strike on the underground is now underway. Across Europe, plunging temperatures are taking hold, making
