The rules on subject access requests changed under the GDPR. The right of access, commonly known as subject access, allows employees to make a request
After a weekend of sizzling heat, the warm weather seems here to stay. When working in these hot conditions, work may not be the number
A textile firm has been fined after safety breaches led to a worker being crushed to death. In attempting to free a stuck package, the
Unauthorised absences can hit manufacturing businesses hard. Although there is no magic wand to make all these absences disappear, there are ways to reduce absences
Today, 4th July, the latest Health & Safety Executive (HSE) statistics have been released. Nick Wilson, Director of Health & Safety at Ellis Whittam comments
According to Health & Safety Executive (HSE) data, some 70 people are killed and 2,000 seriously injured each year in incidents involving moving vehicles in
Under the Equality Act, employees are protected from discrimination because of religion or belief. To avoid landing in hot water with religious discrimination, employers need
From September 2018, schools will no longer have to adhere to ‘disqualification by association’ rules. Under disqualification by association rules, individuals working with young children
A health centre has removed its water cooler during the hottest week of the year over fears people will slip on spills. Central Canvey Primary
BLOG With the Met Office predicting that 2023 will be hotter than 2022, and one of the warmest years on record, there could be cause for concern
