Sacks of rubble thrown from building window
December 15, 2015 12:33 pm Leave your thoughtsSacks of rubble thrown from building window A Coalville construction firm working in Leicester has been sentenced after workers were...
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How long should you wait for a fit note?
December 15, 2015 11:04 am Leave your thoughtsHow long should you wait for a fit note? When an employee is unfit for work and the period is...
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Injury to teenage worker leads to fine
December 8, 2015 2:10 pm Leave your thoughtsInjury to teenage worker leads to fine A Nottinghamshire pet food company has been fined £18,000 after an 18-year-old worker...
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Illegal Working – Are you covered?
December 8, 2015 2:07 pm Leave your thoughtsIllegal Working – Are you covered? In recent months there has been significant focus on the employment of illegal workers...
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Poundworld fined for selling non-reflective hi-vis vests
November 30, 2015 4:17 pm Leave your thoughtsPoundworld fined for selling non-reflective hi-vis vests Poundworld has been fined after it sold more than 95,000 non reflective hi-vis...
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Christmas Parties
November 30, 2015 2:39 pm Leave your thoughtsChristmas Parties Some workplace social events can be great, it can be a time where staff get together and have...
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Are you paying the National Minimum Wage?
November 23, 2015 3:10 pm Leave your thoughtsAre you paying the National Minimum Wage? In recent years the government has been keen to ‘name and shame’ those...
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Steel worker left scarred for life
November 16, 2015 3:19 pm Leave your thoughtsSteel worker left scarred for life An international steel giant has been fined £180,000 after pleading guilty to safety breaches...
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Have you taken advantage of the Fit for Work scheme?
November 16, 2015 3:16 pm Leave your thoughtsHave you taken advantage of the Fit for Work scheme? On 8 September 2015 the latest phase of the new...
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Building firm in court after ignoring HSE
November 10, 2015 11:33 am Leave your thoughtsBuilding firm in court after ignoring HSE A building contractor has been sentenced after ignoring enforcement notices from the Health...
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