Bank holidays and annual leave over Christmas
Over the festive period, some businesses will be experiencing a peak in demand which means they will need as many staff in as possible. Conversely,
Director banned for employing illegal workers
A director of a restaurant in Taunton has been barred for six years for employing illegal workers. From 16th December 2016, the director cannot, either
£800k fine for exposure to metalworking fluid
An ejector seat manufacturer has been fined £800,000 after breaching the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) Regulations 2002. The court was told three
How to tackle employee theft
If you found yourself in the situation of having to deal with a case of one of your employees allegedly having stolen from your business,
Time off for antenatal care Q&A
Do you know what the law says about time off to attend antenatal appointments? Are you aware of how much you need to pay expectant
Worker avoids being “mashed”
A firm that supplies machinery for paper mills has been fined after a worker plunged several metres into a giant blender-like pulping machine. An investigation
Multi-million pay-out for vibration white finger
A district council has been fined £250,000 for Health & Safety failings after 12 grounds maintenance workers were found to have the condition vibration white
The £40bn price tag of sleep-deprived workers
In the UK, 200,000 working days are lost each year, at a cost of £40bn or 1.86% of the country’s GDP. Research carried out by
Safety meanz no can do!
A television advert showing people drumming Heinz baked beans cans has been banned on safety grounds. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) ruled Heinz Foods UK
Workers waste almost six hours a week
All employers want their employees to be productive. Do you know what things affect your employees’ productivity at work and make them lose valuable time?
Rest breaks – don’t ask, still get!
In a recent case of Grange v Abellio London Limited, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) was asked to make a ruling on whether an employer
8 Employment Law Myths
We may all believe that we are legal experts after watching countless hours of Ally McBeal or Law & Order, but Employment Law doesn’t always
