Calls to reward employers hiring ex-offenders
The Work and Pensions Committee is calling for rewards to be given employers who actively hire ex-offenders. The Committee praises those employers, like Timpson and
Drunk tractor driver jailed after killing boy
A tractor-driving farmworker who ran over a boy has been jailed. It is thought the driver drank some 13 pints of beer the night before
Scaffold-skipping bosses fined
A roofing company and two directors have been fined after a member of the public photographed unsafe practices. Enviroply Roofing Ltd carried out major refurbishment
Garage fined after customer falls into pit
A garage-owning mechanic has been fined after a customer was injured picking up his car. The court heard the injured man’s car was parked in
Safety stops Santa sweet throw
Ho ho… no! The fond old tradition of Santa throwing sweets into a crowd of children has been scuppered. We recently reported how every year
Employment Law & HR – 2016 in review
As 2016 draws to a close, we reflect on some prominent tribunals and cases brought before courts, the new laws introduced and companies put under
Stay safe in wintry weather
Slips and trips increase in winter. This isn’t surprising given that falling leaves make paths slippery, cold snaps bring snow and ice and there’s little
Amazon – not so prime working conditions
Amazon has come under fire for the working conditions at its Dunfermline warehouse in Scotland. Approximately 1,500 permanent staff work at the Dunfermline site, with
Rights of fixed-term employees
BLOG Fixed-term contracts can be very useful to cover a period of maternity leave or long-term sick leave, to do a job where funding has
Safety Elf Alert
It’s that time of year again. Yes, it’s the silly season when the Safety Elf comes round in a scrooge-like effort to dampen down everyone’s
HSE warn of back injury risk
A car components manufacturer has been fined after workers suffered back injuries from repeated manual lifting. The Health & Safety Executive (HSE) received six reports
Agency workers – the forgotten faces
Research from the think tank Resolution Foundation has highlighted that there are currently 865,000 agency workers – this number has increased by 30% in the
