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Textiles firm fined £60,000 after worker’s arm dragged into machine
A textiles company has been fined £60,000 after a man broke his arm when it was dragged into machinery at a site near...
HSE Fines – Company fined after worker spotted on pallet raised by forklift truck
A company has been fined after shocked onlookers spotted an employee precariously working from height while standing on a pallet raised by a...
Agency worker whose contract was cancelled hours after she disclosed her mental ill health was discriminated against, tribunal rules
An agency worker whose contract was cancelled hours after she disclosed her mental ill health was discriminated against, a tribunal has ruled. The Reading tribunal decided...
Equality Act Amendments
The Government has published draft legislation to amend the Equality Act 2010 with effect from 1 January 2024. The Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations...
Flexible working to become a Day One right from April 2024
The Flexible Working (Amendment) Regulations 2023 have been laid before Parliament.The Regulations remove the requirement that an employee must have 26 weeks’ service in order...
Merry Christmas 2023
A message from all of the team at Crownford to say, Merry Christmas and have a Happy New Year. Please see below our opening...
Protection from Redundancy: Pregnancy and Family leave
The Maternity Leave, Adoption Leave and Shared Parental Leave (Amendment) Regulations 2024 have been laid before Parliament, extending the period of special protection from...
Agency Workers
Was a Claimant who provided services as a pilot to an airline via an intermediary business, both ‘employed’ by the intermediary business for...
Heat of the Moment Resignations
Was a tribunal correct to conclude that a Claimant’s ‘heat of the moment’ resignation should stand – with the result that he could...