A review of health and safety law and practice is being welcomed by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA).

Small businesses may be struggling as their banks are reluctant to lend them the money they need. Emyr Williams, director of Bytestart.co.uk, reckons company owners are having to pay for the ...

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is helping small businesses across the south east by giving advice and training to workers. ...

Employers have been urged to ensure they are treating all staff equally when it comes to discipline over timekeeping. James Carmody of Reculver Solicitors noted bosses may have the right unde ...

Businesses allowing their employees to watch the key games of the World Cup at work could be going against employment law. Some firms may just be expecting to let their staff watch the Englan ...

People in the construction industry could lose out on jobs if fewer new homes are to be built. A report from Shelter warned the government that cuts to housing could lead to 19,000 job losses ...

A "blatant disregard" for the need to observe health and safety procedures has led to a ...

Employees may be missing out on breaks to which they are entitled under employment law due to their large workloads. Ben Willmott, senior public policy advisor for the Chartered Institute of ...

Small businesses are being warned they could be breaking the law if they allow employees to watch the World Cup without a TV license. The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) highlighted the ...

Not having sufficient health and safety training has cost a manager £2,500 after one of his trainees fractured their an ...

Employers who have invested in the health and wellbeing of their staff could be reaping the rewards as fewer employees are taking time off work during the recession. Sue Hayday, senior resear ...

Companies that are employing graduates without pay could be breaking employment laws, according to one expert. Dan Hawes, co-founder of the Graduate Recruitment Bureau, said: "There does ...

Health and safety procedures were not adhered to by a pair of roofers who have been fined £2 ...

Small businesses are being warned of the health and safety risks involved in employing students over the summer period by one insuranc ...

More jobs could be created in the construction industry thanks to the government encouraging a new green agenda, one expert has stated. Brian Berry, director of external affairs at the Federa ...

Employment law needs to accommodate flexible working to make sure small businesses run efficiently, one expert has said. Stephen Alambritis, spokesperson for the Federation of Small Businesse ...

Construction sites in the south-east could get a visit from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) in a bid to highlight the industry's ...

A developer based in Cornwall has been fined for failing to observe health and safety procedures ...

A worker has been fined for violating health and safety procedures, causing injuries to another m ...