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Small businesses 'should protect occupational drivers'
27/02/2009 - Small to medium-sized businesses in the UK have been urged to protect the interests of employees who...

Motorists 'ignoring mobile phone ban'
26/02/2009 - Drivers have been urged to comply with the ban on using mobile phones when behind the wheel.

HSE issues warning following metal worker's death
25/02/2009 - Companies in the molten metals sector have been urged to follow healthy and safety regulations follo...

Professional drivers at risk, warns RoSPA
25/02/2009 - Employers have been urged to make an effort to reduce the number of people killed or injured while d...

Employees risk hearing damage at work
24/02/2009 - Many employees in the UK risk damaging their hearing at work, technology firm 3M has stated.

Stressed-out employees 'hide concerns from managers'
24/02/2009 - People who are feeling stressed out at work are choosing not to share their grievances with their ma...

HSE reports strong interest in agricultural safety drive
24/02/2009 - A campaign to raise awareness of health and safety issues in the agricultural sector appears to be m...

Property developers reminded of health and safety responsibilities
24/02/2009 - Property developers have been urged to make sure their employees are able to work in a safe environm...

Landlords warned to make sure gas appliances are safe
23/02/2009 - Rental property owners have been encouraged to make sure any gas appliances are safely fitted.
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Customer wins claim against mobile phone operator
23/02/2009 - Mobile phone operators could be liable to award compensation to customers who experience poor networ...

Landlords 'should be on the lookout for cannabis farms'
23/02/2009 - Landlords have been advised to make sure they check their properties regularly in order to ensure no...

Businesses urged to reduce RSI risk
23/02/2009 - Employers have been urged to do more to try to prevent and reduce the number of repetitive strain in...

School closed after asbestos alert
23/02/2009 - Children at a school in Staffordshire have been forced to take the day off due to fears of possible ...

Employers warned about rushing redundancies
20/02/2009 - Employers should think carefully before responding to the economic downturn by making staff redundan...

Hospital facing compensation claim over swab
20/02/2009 - An Essex hospital is facing a compensation claim after a swab was left inside a patient following an...

Security guard awarded £62k after employment tribunal
20/02/2009 - A gay security guard has been awarded more than £60,000 after an employment tribunal in Reading...

Construction worker awarded damages after fall
19/02/2009 - A construction worker has been awarded £150,000 in damages after suffering a severe injury five...

Landlords told to keep properties clean and safe
19/02/2009 - Owners of rental accommodation have been urged to make sure their properties are kept clean and safe...

RoSPA aims to reduce occupational driver deaths
19/02/2009 - Occupational safety experts have called for action to be taken to reduce the number of people killed...

Staff 'fear bosses are neglecting health and safety'
19/02/2009 - Employees in the UK have expressed concerns that their bosses could be overlooking health and safety...

Salesman wins unfair dismissal claim
19/02/2009 - A salesman in Scotland has won his claim for unfair dismissal against a former employer.

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Companies warned about confined spaces safety
18/02/2009 - Employers need to take extra precautions to ensure the safety of staff working in confined spaces, t...

Wills 'must be kept up to date'
18/02/2009 - People who wish to protect their children's inheritance should re-examine the arrangements made in t...

Companies advised to review religious discrimination policies
18/02/2009 - The Chartered Institute of Management (CIM) has warned employers that they need to familiarise thems...

Family wins compensation claim
17/02/2009 - Two parents in Denbighshire have been awarded compensation following alleged errors during the birth...

National Trust avoids prosecution following boy's death
17/02/2009 - The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has decided not to proceed with a prosecution against the Nati...

Hotel fined for minimum wage violations
17/02/2009 - A hotel in Yorkshire has been fined more than £2,000 for failing to comply with minimum wage re...

Landlords urged to keep record of safety measures
16/02/2009 - Landlords in the UK have been advised to keep a record of what measures they are taking to ensure th...

Company fined after driver injury
16/02/2009 - A company in Basingstoke has been fined £5,600 and ordered to pay costs of nearly £9,000 a...

Pleural plaque 'should be classed as an industrial injury'
16/02/2009 - An East Anglia MP has called for pleural plaque to be officially recognised as an industrial injury....

1 in 3 separated parents 'never get to see children'
16/02/2009 - Nearly one in three parents who have separated from their partner do not get to see their children, ...

Businesses urged to keep health and safety specialists
13/02/2009 - Companies that do not have the required number of health and safety officers have been warned that t...

Causes of stress 'should be treated like any other workplace hazard'
13/02/2009 - Employers in the UK have been urged to treat workplace stress exactly the same as any other hazard.<...

Britons urged to update wills regularly
13/02/2009 - People in the UK have been urged to consider the advantages of keeping their wills up to date.
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Wills 'must be kept up to date'
12/02/2009 - A financial advice website has urged people who have drawn up a will to ensure it is kept up to date...

City executive sues for sexual discrimination
12/02/2009 - A woman who worked as a senior executive at a City bank is taking legal action against her bosses.

Divorce rates tipped to fall
12/02/2009 - A lawyer has predicted a drop-off in the number of couples getting divorced in the immediate future....

School pupils 'not at risk from asbestos'
11/02/2009 - A local authority in the UK has dismissed suggestions that teachers and pupils are being exposed to ...

RoSPA to teach children practical safety tips
11/02/2009 - Safety experts have launched a new strategy to try to limit children's exposure to dangerous situati...

UK unemployment reaches 12-year high
11/02/2009 - Unemployment in the UK has reached its highest level in more than a decade, according to new figures...

FSB urges government to look after small businesses
10/02/2009 - The government has been urged to take extra action in order to safeguard the UK's small business sec...

Asbestos widow wins compensation claim
10/02/2009 - A woman whose husband died of lung cancer acquired at work has been awarded more than £70,000 i...

HSE warns of slips, trips and falls at work
10/02/2009 - More than 60 people were killed as a result of a slip, trip or fall from height in the workplace las...

Woman wins £5,000 compensation after fire
09/02/2009 - A Shropshire woman has been awarded £5,000 in compensation following a fire in a neighbour's fl...

HSE issues asbestos reminder
09/02/2009 - Asbestos remains a major health risk for people working in the refurbishment sector of the construct...

Winter slips could lead to personal injury claims
06/02/2009 - People hurt as a result of this week's wintry weather may be able to make a personal injury claim, a...

NHS clinical negligence claims bill rising
06/02/2009 - The cost of NHS errors in England is set to grow to £713 million a year, the Conservative Party...

Insolvency numbers rise
06/02/2009 - The difficulty of debt recovery in the current economic climate has been reiterated by official figu...

Balls defends recent school closures
05/02/2009 - A government official has dismissed the suggestion that health and safety fears were behind the rece...

Waitress wins unfair dismissal claim
05/02/2009 - A coffee shop waitress has won a claim for unfair dismissal against the Hafan y Mor holiday park in ...

UK 'is an employer's market'
05/02/2009 - People in the UK need to adjust to the fact that the UK is now an employer's market, according to ex...

Claimants seek compensation from council
04/02/2009 - A local authority in the north-west is facing a huge compensation demand from former residents of ch...

Parents group condemns school closures
04/02/2009 - Parents in parts of the UK have condemned the decision to close schools as a result of the recent sn...

Parents 'should have written terms' when loaning money to children
04/02/2009 - Parents who are assisting their children in buying a property have been advised to make any agreemen...

Warehouse highlights importance of health and safety
03/02/2009 - A company in Lancashire has pledged to make an extra effort to reduce the number of workplace hazard...

People urged to take out a will
03/02/2009 - People who have not taken out a will have been warned that they could be storing up trouble for thei...

More Britons challenging wills in court
03/02/2009 - A growing number of people in the UK are choosing to go through the courts to contest a will.

Council issues warning to rogue landlords
02/02/2009 - A local authority in Wales has warned rogue landlords that breaches of the law will not be tolerated...

HSE highlights workplace transport risk
02/02/2009 - The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has launched a new campaign to highlight the dangers of workpl...