An HSE investigation has begun after a voluntary worker died while working on a canal excavation at Pewsham Locks in Wiltshire. A 63-year-old volunteer is
A company director has been jailed for 12 months and ordered to pay £4,000 costs following the death of one of his employees. Paul Williamson,
The MP-led Business, Innovation and Skills Committee has announced an inquiry into corporate governance. This follows inquiries into the sale and acquisition of BHS and the
New whistleblowing rules for banks, building societies and some investment and insurance companies have now come into effect. The rules have been introduced in response
Mike Ashley, founder of Sports Direct, was given a hard time last week by the Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS) select committee following allegations of
There’s a changing attitude toward pollution. How can you play your part? In February 2016 the Royal College of Physicians released a report called Every
Are you responsible for bathing vulnerable persons? Many health and social care providers are responsible for vulnerable individuals who may be at higher risk on
The Public Interest Disclosure Act (PIDA) 1998 was introduced to provide protection to workers who disclosed wrongdoing within the workplace. In its original form, oddly
Workers have a statutory right to be accompanied at disciplinary and grievance hearings, so long as the companion is a fellow worker, trade union representative
In order for a worker to pursue a claim for disability discrimination they have to be disabled as defined within the Equality Act 2010. In
