England | Employment Rights Bill stumbles at final hurdle
Personnel Today | The Employment Rights Bill will now enter a “ping pong” battle after a number of amendments were rejected by […]
England | Landmark fire safety prosecution sees Birmingham building owner fined £50,000
Birmingham City Council | A company has been prosecuted for failing to comply with an Improvement Notice relating to fire safety measures, […]
England | Fine for firm after worker fell from ladder
HSE | A horticultural company has been fined after an employee suffered serious injuries after falling from a ladder. The employee had […]
Canada | Company sentenced for serious workplace injury
Government of Alberta | A sand and gravel supplier has been penalised $150,000 related to a serious workplace injury incident. McLeod Valley […]
Australia | Record $975,000 fine over death of 16-year-old worker
Government of Western Australia | A spray painting and sandblasting company has been dealt the biggest ever fine under Western Australia’s workplace […]
England | Dad and son get suspended sentence for illegal scrapyard
Environment Agency | The EA has successfully prosecuted a father and son for running an illegal scrap metal site in Northamptonshire. At […]
England | Aluminium manufacturer fined £300,000 after worker crushed
HSE | A manufacturer of rolled aluminium products has been fined £300,000 after a worker was crushed under a 1.5-tonne hydraulic arm […]
England | Suspended sentence after roof worker fell to his death
HSE | A self-employed builder from Reading has been given a suspended prison sentence after a man fell to his death while […]
England | £2.5m fine after worker crushed by skip wagon
HSE | A waste management company has been fined £2.48 million after a worker was run over by a reversing skip wagon […]
Australia | School playground incident leads to $225,000 fine
SafeWork SA | South Australia’s Department for Education has been fined $225,000 after a student was seriously injured in a fall from […]
Canada | Cladding contractor fined for workplace fatality
Government of Alberta | An insulation and metal cladding contractor has been fined $210,000 related to a workplace death. Pacific Rim Industrial […]
England | Cyber attack contingency plans should be put on paper, firms told
BBC News | People should plan for potential cyber-attacks by going back to pen and paper, according to the latest advice. The […]