The excessive use of mobile phones at work can cause managers to pull their hair out in frustration. If employees are constantly on their mobile
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
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.
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
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
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
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
Blog When is the docking of pay legal? This blog explores situations where you may be able to deduct wages and the legal considerations you
If an employee wants to go to the dentist, doctor or optician in work time, are you obliged to give them the time off? And
Falls from height continue to make up a significant proportion of all workplace fatalities and serious injuries. Just over a quarter of all deaths last
