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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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Firm fined after blind man falls into open manhole
A family-run plumbing business has been fined £4,000 after a blind man fell into an open manhole....
Published 16 Dec 2022
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Employment Tribunal statistics announced by Government
According to government records, successful claims for unfair dismissal in Employment Tribunals increased for 2021/22, with 630 successful unfair dismissal claims receiving compensation in 2021/22,...
Published 16 Dec 2022
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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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Top ten workplace accident hotspots in UK revealed
The top ten workplace accident hotspots of the UK have been revealed, including the top injuries in each area, to highlight the towns and cities...
Published 10 Dec 2022
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Building Safety Act is “massive, but not new”
There is nothing in the Building Safety Act for building services contractors to fear, according to a senior spokesperson for the HSE. ...
Published 10 Dec 2022
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Employees to be able to request flexible working on day one of employment
Employees will be able to request flexible working from day one of their employment, under new government plans to make flexible working the default. The...
Published 10 Dec 2022
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Three in four disabled workers earn less than £15 an hour
Nearly three-quarters (72%) of disabled workers earn less than £15 an hour, according to new analysis of official statistics published by the TUC. ...
Published 9 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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