Warning over 60 days sickness was discriminatory
December 20, 2018The employment appeal Tribunal has held that a disabled employee who received a warning for taking 60 days sickness absence suffered unlawful discrimination. Why? Background facts Mrs O Connor...
Making wage deductions for the cost of training
December 20, 2018When an employee leaves employment, you might wish to recover the cost of any external training they recently undertook. When are you legally able to recoup training costs and can you do this ...
Festive opening hours
December 19, 2018We’d like to take the opportunity to thank all customers for their support throughout 2018. Our opening hours over the festive period are as follows: Monday 24th December – 12.30pm close T...
Smacked in the face by a stegosaurus
December 11, 2018I’m not sure how many will be able to directly relate to the trigger for this story, but I was recently smacked in the face by a stegosaurus, and to make matters worse it was my fault, I wou...
Work at height rescue planning
December 2, 2018The Strategic Forum Plant Safety Group (SFPSG) has published new guidance on the rescue of persons from MEWPs (Mobile Elevating Work Platforms). Whenever such equipment is used there is always...
Setting a limit for diesel exhaust emissions
December 2, 2018The European Parliament has announced that an agreement has been reached to set workplace exposure limits for diesel engine exhaust emissions and five additional carcinogens: trichloroethylene...
Reforming RIDDOR
December 2, 2018The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013 require employers and others to report and keep records of work related accidents causing death or certain seriou...
MOT reminder service extended to lorries and busses
December 2, 2018The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) have announced that their MOT reminder service for cars and bikes has now been extended to include lorries, buses and lorry trailers. To sign up ...
Maintaining buses, coaches and lorries
December 2, 2018The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) have recently published and updated their Guide to maintaining roadworthiness Commercial goods and passenger carrying vehicles. The guide gives a...
Lets talk about stress
December 2, 2018Latest statistics released by the HSE show that around 595,000 workers were reported to be suffering from work related stress, depression or anxiety in 2017/18, leading to 15.54 million lost w...
Health and safety progress in Northern Ireland
December 2, 2018The Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI) recently published their latest annual report. The report shows the number of fatal work related injuries in Northern Ireland fell ...
Food allergen information: what do you need to know?
December 2, 2018Recently there have been a number of stories in the news about food allergens and labelling. It is estimated that around 2 million people in the UK have a food allergy (1-2% of adults and 5-8%...
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