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13th December 2011
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne MP, delivered his Autumn Statement on 29 November 2011, containing a package of measures intended to stimulate economic growth. To a large extent, his statement summarised a number of previously-announced proposals on employment law, the details of which are outlined below:- Unfair dismissal qualifying period – The Government […]
9th December 2011
It has been announced today (7th December) that from April next year the HSE will charge employers who breach health and safety law an hourly rate of £124 for its intervention, which will be counted from when a letter or e-mail recording the companies breach is sent. This proposal was agreed by the HSE Board […]
5th December 2011
A major review of health and safety regulation by Professor Ragnar Löfstedt was published on Monday 28 November 2011 on the same day as the Government’s response. The full report runs to over 129 pages, and so the most significant highlights have been summarised below which are likely to be of greatest interest to our […]
24th November 2011
In the recent case of Fraser v South West London St George’s Mental Health Trust, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) held that employees are only entitled to statutory holiday pay under the Working Time Regulations if they take statutory holiday or give notice to their employer that they wish to take such holiday. The above […]
23rd November 2011
In the recent case of Lisk v Shield Guardian Co Ltd and others, an employment tribunal held that a belief that people should pay their respects by wearing a poppy from All Souls’ Day (2nd November) to Remembrance Sunday was not a “philosophical belief” capable of protection under the Equality Act 2010. The Equality Act […]
15th November 2011
A Trafford firm, which treats industrial waste, has appeared in court after one of its employees suffered life-threatening injuries when he was hit by a forklift truck. The company was recently prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after a 35-tonne vehicle reversed into a worker at its plant in Trafford Park on 14 […]
7th November 2011
New figures recently published by the HSE show the ongoing trend for falls in the number of people injured and made unwell at work has continued. The statistics published by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) show that in Britain between April 2010 and March 2011: 24,726 major injuries were reported, such as amputations, fractures […]
17th October 2011
The HSE has recently launched a training initiative to promote and provide a number of free asbestos awareness training places. If your employees work on buildings built or refurbished before the year 2000, asbestos could be present. They legally require asbestos awareness training so that they know how to avoid the risks. Asbestos is the […]
14th October 2011
An investigation into an incident in which an employee of a Rotherham car dealership fell through a skylight revealed that no precautions had been taken to reduce the risk of a fall. On 11 June last year, a valet and driver employed by the car sales company was attempting to seal leaks on the workshop […]