Blog New guidelines announced by the Sentencing Council are set to have a dramatic effect on penalties handed down to organisations or individuals convicted of
The recent decision by the Court of Appeal in Hague v Rotary Yorkshire Limited (2015) has clarified the power of the Health and Safety Executive’s
Further to our recent report regarding whether travel time to and from work could amount to working time, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has
In July 2013 the Coalition Government introduced fees in England, Wales and Scotland which had to be paid by an individual in order to pursue
The recent tragic death of a child in a London park when a tree limb collapsed has once again brought into focus the requirement for
Over the last few years, 10 children have been tragically killed by falling goalposts. The majority of these cases have involved children being hit by
In November 2014, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) handed down its decision in the case of Bear Scotland Ltd v Fulton, which stated that, when
Employers have taken a bit of a beating recently in relation to working time and holiday pay issues, and it doesn’t look as though this
On the 12th of March this year the limit of £20,000 for health and safety offences tried through the Magistrates’ Court was removed and fines
For the last two years there has been uncertainty for employers as to what their obligations are when considering making 20 or more redundancies within
