Legal & Practice Updates - 2009
11.12.2009 - Employment Law Update
Man wins sex discrimination case in tribunal
(timeshighereducation.co.uk)
10.12.2009 - Environmental Update
Waste company fined for dumping excavation waste
(environment-agency.gov.uk)
08.12.2009 - Health & Safety Update
HSE ladder exchange ends 31st Dec - would you use a ladder like this?
(hse.gov.uk)
07.12.2009 - Health & Safety Update
Housing society fined £50,000 after boiler explosion fatality
(hse.gov.uk)
04.12.2009 - Health & Safety Update
Sellafield Ltd fined £75,000 after contractors inhale radioactive contamination
(hse.gov.uk)
02.12.2009 - Health & Safety Update
Kettering firm fined after man crushed to death by lorry
(hse.gov.uk)
30.11.2009 - Environmental Update
Court takes £176,000 from waste criminal
(environment-agency.gov.uk)
27.11.2009 - Health & Safety Update
Brickworks fined after schoolgirl killed by boulder
(hse.gov.uk)
23.11.2009 - Environmental Update
Packaging waste fine for metals business
(environment-agency.gov.uk)
20.11.2009 - Health & Safety Update
Scaffolder fined after worker fell 10 metres through roof
(hse.gov.uk)
19.11.2009 - Employment Law Update
Tube workers start voting on strike action
(independent.org.uk)
17.11.2009 - Environmental Update
Poultry firm fined for hazardous waste offences
(environment-agency.gov.uk)
16.11.2009 - Employment Law Update
Man sacked for belief in psychics backed by judge
(independent.org.uk)
13.11.2009 - Health & Safety Update
Employer without compulsory insurance fined
(hse.gov.uk)
11.11.2009 - Health & Safety Update
Director fined for repeated negligent safety practices after worker's arm amputated
(hse.gov.uk)
06.11.2009 - Environmental Update
Tree surgeon lands in court over illegal burning of leylandii
(environment-agency.gov.uk)
05.11.2009 - Employment Law Update
Acas welcomes NICE guidance on improving mental wellbeing within the workplace
(acas.org.uk)
04.11.2009 - Health & Safety Update
Chemical burns prompt HSE prosecution for Leicestershire firm
(hse.gov.uk)
30.10.2009 - Health & Safety Update
Warning on Britain’s biggest workplace killer as death toll tops 35,000
(hse.gov.uk)
27.10.2009 - Health & Safety Update
HSE urges employers to keep those working at height safe
(hse.gov.uk)
23.10.2009 - Health & Safety Update
Explosion death prompts £85,000 fine for father and son engineering firm
(hse.gov.uk)
19.10.2009 - Environmental Update
Recycling offences leave slimming club over 8,500 GBP lighter
(environment-agency.gov.uk)
16.10.2009 - Health & Safety Update
HSE warns building firms after worker is seriously injured in fall
(hse.gov.uk)
13.10.2009 - Health & Safety Update
£10,000 fine after worker breaks ribs in 10ft fall
(hse.gov.uk)
12.10.2009 - Health & Safety Update
Hand nailed to pallet prompts prosecution
(hse.gov.uk)
09.10.2009 - Health & Safety Update
Tate and Lyle fined £270,000 for health and safety breach following worker’s death
(hse.gov.uk)
08.10.2009 - Environmental Update
Skip hire company flouts the law
(environment-agency.gov.uk)
07.10.2009 - Health & Safety Update
Gateshead manufacturer fined £3000 after workers exposed to hazardous fumes
(hse.gov.uk)
02.10.2009 - Health & Safety Update
Food manufacturer fined after worker’s fingertips are amputated
(hse.gov.uk)
30.09.2009 - Employment Law Update
Employment Tribunal Statistics 2008/09
(tribunals.gov.uk)
28.09.2009 - Health & Safety Update
Company fined after employee dies from serious head injuries at work
(hse.gov.uk)
25.09.2009 - Health & Safety Update
HSE warns employers to control risks from workplace vehicles
(hse.gov.uk)
25.09.2009 - Employment Law Update
UK retirement age challenge fails
(bbc.co.uk)
23.09.2009 - Environmental Update
Rogue skip operator jailed for waste offences
(environment-agency.gov.uk)
21.09.2009 - Health & Safety Update
HSE launches campaign to inform Romanian and other migrant construction workers
(hse.gov.uk)
18.09.2009 - Employment Law Update
Attorney-General under investigation for hiring an illegal migrant
(timesonline.co.uk)
18.09.2009 - Health & Safety Update
HSE warning after incident at road works leaves motorcyclist in intensive care
(hse.gov.uk)
18.09.2009 - Health & Safety Update
HSE launches campaign to inform Polish and other migrant construction workers
(hse.gov.uk)
16.09.2009 - Employment Law Update
'Pretty' prison officer wins case
(bbc.co.uk)
15.09.2009 - Employment Law Update
Paternity leave rights to be extended
(independent.co.uk)
15.09.2009 - Environmental Update
Dualit Ltd fined for dual waste offence
(environment-agency.gov.uk)
10.09.2009 - Health & Safety Update
Companies warned to manage transport safely after employee crushed to death by forklift truck
(hse.gov.uk)
09.09.2009 - Health & Safety Update
Company fined after exposing employees to risks of developing severe dermatitis
(hse.gov.uk)
03.09.2009 - Health & Safety Update
HSE warns of the dangers of unloading materials after employee’s legs are crushed
(hse.gov.uk)
01.09.2009 - Health & Safety Update
HSE propose changes to Biocidal Products Regulations 2001
(hse.gov.uk)
28.08.2009 - Health & Safety Update
HSE warns of the dangers of misusing fork lifts after worker hit by falling load
(hse.gov.uk)
28.08.2009 - Health & Safety Update
Firm fined after worker’s foot is crushed by heavy machinery
(hse.gov.uk)
28.08.2009 - Environmental Update
Somerset landowner fined for burying hazardous waste
(environment-agency.gov.uk)
26.08.2009 - Health & Safety Update
HSE issues warning to those hiring out inflatable leisure devices
(hse.gov.uk)
20.08.2009 - Employment Law Update
MPs seek protection of British workers by cutting influx of migrants
(timesonline.co.uk)
19.08.2009 - Health & Safety Update
Safety alert issued on road surface top cutting machines
(hse.gov.uk)
19.08.2009 - Employment Law Update
Corby to appeal against disability verdict
(independent.co.uk)
18.08.2009 - Health & Safety Update
Employers urged to take proper precautions to prevent falls in the workplace
(hse.gov.uk)
13.08.2009 - Environmental Update
Law catches up with tyre dumper
(environment-agency.gov.uk)
11.08.2009 - Health & Safety Update
HSE Ladders Exchange 2009
(hse.gov.uk)
10.08.2009 - Employment Law Update
Tate Modern worker claims compensation for being too cold
(guardian.co.uk)
06.08.2009 - Health & Safety Update
Asbestos warning after company prosecuted
(hse.gov.uk)
05.08.2009 - Employment Law Update
ACAS Annual Report Published
31.07.2009 - Health & Safety Update
Employers Urged to Take Action After Chester Worker Cracks Ribs
29.07.2009 - Health & Safety Update
Company Fined After Worker Suffers Fatal injuries After Being Run Over at Work
28.07.2009 - Health & Safety Update
Engineering Firm Fined £5,000 After Worker’s Finger Severed
23.07.2009 - Environmental Update
£10,000 Fine and £8,000 Costs for Failure to Comply with an Environmental Permit
20.07.2009 - Health & Safety Update
Builders Sentenced to Three Years Imprisonment After Death of 15 Year Old
16.07.2009 - Health & Safety Update
New Health & Safety Law Poster – What are Your Requirements?
14.07.2009 - Environmental Update
Water Pollution Results in £12,500 Fine
10.07.2009 - Health & Safety Update
£150,000 Fine After Workers Arm is Crushed in Roller
09.07.2009 - Health & Safety Update
£150,000 Fine for Company After Wembley Stadium Accident
07.07.2009 - Environmental Update
£20,000 Fine & £13,000 Costs for Air Pollution
03.07.2009 - Health & Safety Update
HSE Warns of Dangers of Working at Height after 10 Metre Fall
30.06.2009 - Health & Safety Update
HSE Warns of Importance of Plant Maintenance After Driver’s Death
24.06.2009 - Employment Law Update
Unfair Constructive Dismissal Claim Against Air Firm Dismissed
22.06.2009 - Health & Safety Update
Company Fined After Shredder Injury
19.06.2009 - Environmental Update
Company Fined Following Illegal Waste Disposal
17.06.2009 - Employment Law Update
Settlement Negotiations Trigger Automatic Extension of Time
15.06.2009 - Environmental Update
In The Courts – Packaging Offence
11.06.2009 - Health & Safety Update
Animal Feed Company Fined After Fall From Height
10.06.2009 - Employment Law Update
House of Lords Rules Holiday Pay Can be Accrued While on Sick Leave
08.06.2009 - Employment Law Update
BERR to Become BIS
05.06.2009 - Health & Safety Update
Heathrow Airport Ltd Fined After Worker Fell Off Terminal Roof
03.06.2009 - Health & Safety Update
Construction Company Fined After Fall From Height
01.06.2009 - Environmental Update
£60,000 Fine For Poor Storage of Hazardous Wastes
29.05.2009 - Health & Safety Update
Company Prosecuted for Third Time Over Unguarded Machinery
28.05.2009 - Employment Law Update
New ‘Fit Note’ Unveiled
26.05.2009 - Health & Safety Update
Local Authority Fined Following Electric Shock at Work
21.05.2009 - Health & Safety Update
HSE Warns of Dangers of Working Near Overhead Power Cables
19.05.2009 - Health & Safety Update
HSE Prosecutes Firm after Employee’s Hand is Damaged by Rotating Blades
15.05.2009 - Environmental Update
In The Courts – Air Pollution
12.05.2009 - Health & Safety Update
One in Five Construction Sites Fail Health & Safety Checks
11.05.2009 - Environmental Update
BUPA Care Homes Fined for Water Pollution
07.05.2009 - Health & Safety Update
£135,000 Fine after Construction Site Death
05.05.2009 - Employment Law Update
Fireman Sacked after ‘Puerile Prank’ Wins £45,000 for Unfair Dismissal
04.05.2009 - Health & Safety Update
HSE Equipment Maintenance Warning Following Burns
30.04.2009 - Employment Law Update
Paternity Leave to be Granted to Partners of Lesbian Mothers
28.04.2009 - Health & Safety Update
HSE Warning Follows Fall From Roof
27.04.2009 - Health & Safety Update
Changes to Regulation of Underground Gas Storage
24.04.2009 - Environmental Update
£25,000 Fine for Failure to Comply with Packaging Regulations
22.04.2009 - Employment Law Update
Disability Discrimination : Normal Day to Day Activities
21.04.2009 - Health & Safety Update
HSE Warns Companies to Risk Assess after Machine Topple injuries
17.04.2009 - Health & Safety Update
Company Fined after Lift Shaft Fall
15.04.2009 - Health & Safety Update
Council Fined Following Death of Waste Collector
14.04.2009 - Employment Law Update
Male Flight Attendants 'Banned'
09.04.2009 - Health & Safety Update
Nottingham Company Fined after Two Workers injured
07.04.2009 - Environmental Update
Saving Water Can Help Businesses Beat the Credit Crunch
02.04.2009 - Health & Safety Update
£10,000 Fine + £5,000 Costs after Potato Processor Injury
30.03.2009 - Health & Safety Update
CORGI Scheme to be Replaced by CAPITA on 1st April 2009
27.03.2009 - Environmental Update
Magnox Fined £250,000 after Radioactive Leaks
26.03.2009 - Health & Safety Update
Employer Fined after Worker Injured in Fall
25.03.2009 - Health & Safety Update
Dinner Lady Injured by Schoolboy Playing 'Tag' Seeks Damages
24.03.2009 - Health & Safety Update
Haulier Fined for Fatal HGV Accident
23.03.2009 - Health & Safety Update
Inaccurate Asbestos Survey Leads to Exposure & Fine
20.03.2009 - Environmental Update
£14,000 Fine for Failure to Register Under Packaging Regulations
19.03.2009 - Health & Safety Update
Company & Director Prosecuted for Failing to Protect Employee
18.03.2009 - Health & Safety Update
Aberystwyth Scaffolding Collapse Highlights Construction Dangers
17.03.2009 - Employment Law Update
New P45s
16.03.2009 - Employment Law Update
Subway Worker Avoids Jail After Stuffing Lettuce Up His Nose
13.03.2009 - Employment Law Update
EU Judge Backs UK Retirement Age
12.03.2009 - Health & Safety Update
"Serious & Deliberate Deficiencies" Lead to Death Says HSE
11.03.2009 - Employment Law Update
Internet CVs Leave Job Seekers at Risk of Career Cloning
10.03.2009 - Health & Safety Update
Construction Companies Fined After Serious Building Site Accident
09.03.2009 - Health & Safety Update
Garage Prosecuted After Work Experience Student Suffers Burns
06.03.2009 - Employment Law Update
New Measures Could Bar Foreign Workers from Entering UK
05.03.2009 - Employment Law Update
Equal Pay : Genuine Material Factor
04.03.2009 - Health & Safety Update
1500 Refurbishment Sites Targeted by HSE
03.03.2009 - Health & Safety Update
HSE Warning After Worker Sustains Serious Injuries Falling Into Pit
02.03.2009 - Health & Safety Update
Directors Warned of Duty to Protect Staff Following Apprentice's Death
27.02.2009 - Environmental Update
£20,000 Fine for Allowing Raw Sewage to Discharge to Watercourse
26.02.2009 - Health & Safety Update
£25,000 Fine Following Serious Workplace Accidents
25.02.2009 - Health & Safety Update
£15,000 Fine for Unlicensed Asbestos Removal
24.02.2009 - Health & Safety Update
Grape Slip Costs Marks & Spencer £27,500 in Compensation
23.02.2009 - Employment Law Update
Woman Firefighter Makes New Compensation Claim Over Bullying
20.02.2009 - Employment Law Update
City Bank 'Strip Club' Culture Excluded Woman
19.02.2009 - Health & Safety Update
Unqualified Forklift Operator Broke Colleague's Leg
18.02.2009 - Employment Law Update
Lack of Warning in First Email Made Dismissal Unfair
17.02.2009 - Health & Safety Update
Marks & Spencer Fined £20,000 Over Lost Toe
16.02.2009 - Employment Law Update
Banker Claims She Was Sacked for Promoting Son's Pop Career
13.02.2009 - Health & Safety Update
Approved Code of Practice (ACOP) on Confined Spaces
12.02.2009 - Environmental Update
In the Courts – Air Pollution
11.02.2009 - Health & Safety Update
Slips, Trips and Falls Can Be Costly – as Firm Discovers
10.02.2009 - Environmental Update
In the Courts – Water Pollution
09.02.2009 - Health & Safety Update
Slips, Trips and Falls Are No Joke
06.02.2009 - Environmental Update
In the Courts – Waste Offences
05.02.2009 - Health & Safety Update
HSE Warns Companies to Follow Correct Asbestos Handling Procedures
04.02.2009 - Environmental Update
£20,000 Fine & £16,300 Costs for River Pollution
03.02.2009 - Health & Safety Update
HSE Demands Firms Take Safety Seriously After Teenager Injured
02.02.2009 - Environmental Update
£22,000 Fine for Southern Water for Water Pollution
30.01.2009 - Environmental Update
£8,000 Fine for Water Pollution
29.01.2009 - Health & Safety Update
HSE Demands That Loads Are Safely Secured After Driver Dies
28.01.2009 - Health & Safety Update
HSE Urges Firms to Follow Safe Working Practices
27.01.2009 - Health & Safety Update
Swansea Man Fined £10,000 After Worker injured In Fall
26.01.2009 - Health & Safety Update
East Sussex Company and Director Found Guilty of Manslaughter
23.01.2009 - Health & Safety Update
Warning to Companies as Firm Fined After Man Badly Burned
22.01.2009 - Health & Safety Update
HSE Warns of Dangers of Using Fork Lift Trucks After Crush Death
21.01.2009 - Employment Law Update
Holiday Pay for Long-Term Sick Workers
20.01.2009 - Health & Safety Update
HSE Warns Exposing Untrained Workers to Asbestos Will be Penalised
19.01.2009 - Health & Safety Update
HSE Chair Judith Hackitt Welcomes Tougher Penalties
16.01.2009 - Employment Law Update
Police Equality Chief Drops Discrimination Claim
15.01.2009 - Employment Law Update
Court Rules Homophobic Abuse Unlawful Regardless of Victim's Sexuality
14.01.2009 - Health & Safety Update
HSE Calls For Safer Working for Removal and Haulage Firms
13.01.2009 - Employment Law Update
Woman Claims HBOS is Institutionally Sexist in £16m Harassment Case
12.01.2009 - Health & Safety Update
Construction Company Fined by Court and Warned by HSE
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