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Civil engineering firm fined £4.4m after striking powerlines
Civil engineering firm Kier has been fined more than £4m after its workers struck overhead powerlines twice while working on the M6 motorway, causing cables...
Published 19 Jan 2023
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Government consults on holiday entitlement for part-year and irregular hours workers
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy is consulting on the calculation of holiday entitlement received by part-year and irregular hours workers, following the...
Published 19 Jan 2023
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Government unveils new Energy Bills Discount Scheme for businesses
A new energy scheme for businesses, charities and the public sector has been confirmed, ahead of the current scheme ending in March. The new scheme...
Published 19 Jan 2023
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Businesses must go further to ensure EV charging safety
There are currently more than 940,000 plug-in cars registered in the UK and the sale of new cars and vans with petrol and diesel engines...
Published 19 Jan 2023
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“Sack key workers bill” gets first reading in Parliament
The TUC has today called on MPs of all parties to reject the government’s “latest attack on the right to strike” as the minimum service...
Published 10 Jan 2023
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Food company fined £858,000 after worker loses arm
A food production company has been fined £858,000 after an employee had his arm amputated after becoming entangled in an industrial food mixer....
Published 5 Jan 2023
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Company fined £200,000 after employee badly injured in fall
A property management company has been fined £200,000 after an employee was left in a wheelchair after falling eight metres through a rooflight....
Published 5 Jan 2023
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Unions could be sued if workers go on strike
The Government has announced that unions could be sued if they do not provide minimum levels of fire, ambulance and rail services, under planned anti-strike...
Published 5 Jan 2023
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High Court allows legal challenge against “strike-breaking” agency worker regulations
The High Court has granted permission for a legal challenge – brought by 11 trade unions – to protect the right to strike....
Published 16 Dec 2022
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68% of workers do not feel safe in their workplace
Nearly a quarter of remote workers would quit before returning to a risky worksite....
Published 19 Jan 2021
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Anxiety is on the increase, but mental health support is lacking
Sixty-eight percent of employees have felt anxious and apprehensive about returning to work, while 35% report their mental health is worse now compared to before...
Published 23 Sept 2020
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Workplace first aid kits: what should be in them?
The contents of your workplace first aid kit should be guided by your first aid needs assessment. This should take into account the level of...
Published 16 Jan 2019
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Walking from bed to desk is commuting, German court rules
A German worker who had an accident while walking from his bed to his computer when he was working from home was officially commuting, a...
Published 2 Mar 2022
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Asbestos in schools: an inspector calls
The HSE will be carrying out a programme of inspections of primary and secondary schools in England, Scotland and Wales from October 2023 onwards to...
Published 25 Sept 2023
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‘Ethical veganism’ now a protected characteristic under the Equality Act 2010
A judge in a UK Employment Tribunal has ruled that being vegan, for ethical reasons, amounts to a ‘philosophical belief’ and is therefore protected by...
Published 8 Jan 2020
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