newsTHE YOUNGER members of Britain’s workforce could be putting an end to the buzzy 2010s corporate trend of hot desking, as new data reveals that more than 71% of white-collar UK employees are working from an assigned desk in the aftermath of the pandemic.
newsDAVID LLOYD Leisure Club pled guilty to charges against the Health and Safety at Work Act following the death of a toddler and has been fined £2.55 million and ordered to pay £258,355.80 in costs at Leeds Crown Court.
newsTRANSPORT FOR London (TfL) and Tram Operations Limited (TOL) have been fined a total of £14m at the Central Criminal Court (the Old Bailey) in London following an investigation and prosecution by industry regulator the Office of Rail and Road (ORR).
newsA SELF-employed plumber has received a suspended prison sentence after carrying out unsafe gas work in Hampshire and for pretending to be Gas Safe registered.
newsIN ITS 2023 health and safety report, the Office of Rail and Road says Network Rail must ensure it delivers the changes needed to address the risks of climate change, and, along with the rest of the industry, continue to improve the management of the health of its workers.
newsA THREE-year-old child was among 27 people killed in agriculture-related activities in the last 12 months, as Britain’s workplace regulator calls for farmers to ‘think differently about safety’.
newsTHE FINDINGS of a new independent study released as part of the annual Dräger Safety at Work report, have highlighted concerns regarding the impact of the current cost of living crisis and financial pressures on safety in UK businesses.
newsTHE LARGEST health board in Scotland has been fined £235,000 after a man took his own life while in its care on 22 January 2020.
newsTATA STEEL UK has been fined £120,000 after a worker suffered serious head injuries after being hit in the face with a scaffold pole, causing him to fall backwards.
newsA FAMILY run haulage and storage business, has been fined following the death of a 25-year-old employee at its premises in East Lothian.
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