Firms in court over care home death 09.10.2014 By Susannah Peck Safety failings by a care home and construction firm have been found to be the result of an accident that... Read the article
Equal pay audits 08.10.2014 By Susannah Peck The government has published draft regulations which will generally require tribunals to order equal pay audits where an employer loses... Read the article
CQC set to allow families to film relatives in Care Homes 07.10.2014 By Susannah Peck Families concerned that their elderly relatives are being mistreated in care homes will be able to set up covert surveillance... Read the article
New penalty for failure to pay tribunal awards 06.10.2014 By Susannah Peck Currently there are no significant consequences if an employer does not pay the employment tribunal award owed to a successful... Read the article
‘Whistleblower’ protection in Ireland 06.10.2014 By Susannah Peck With the passing of the Protected Disclosures Act, Ireland now has comprehensive whistleblowing legislation in place across all sectors. Whilst... Read the article
NMW increases – a reminder 02.10.2014 By Susannah Peck With the Department for Business,Innovation and Skills now ‘naming and shaming’ employers who fail to pay the national minimum wage,... Read the article
Is obesity a disability? 15.09.2014 By Susannah Peck In a Danish Labour Court case, a child-minder who weighed 25 stone and had a body mass index of 54... Read the article
Fees for Intervention to Stay 08.09.2014 By Susannah Peck The HSE has confirmed that the Fee for Intervention scheme has been effective, and should remain in place. In a... Read the article
Gardeners face Health & Safety issues 29.08.2014 By Susannah Peck The residents of Rialto Gardens in Salford have been ordered to remove decorative flower pots from the pathway of their... Read the article
Tattoo discrimination in the workplace 27.08.2014 By Susannah Peck With body art becoming increasingly popular, the question is being raised as to the morality of employers excluding potential employees... Read the article