Unfair dismissal – appeals against dismissal
Most employees appeal against their dismissal if they think the penalty is harsh or unfair. But what happens if that appeal is successful. Does the dismissal vanish?
Holiday pay
The holiday season might be ending, but holiday pay remains a hot topic. In Flowers v East of England Ambulance Trust, the Employment Appeal Tribunal looked at whether voluntary overtime should be included in holiday pay. Employees should be paid their ‘normal remuneration’ when they take holiday. But is voluntary overtime ‘normal’ pay? This case…
Is Your Business Safe?
You might think that your health and safety is covered because you’ve got some paperwork, but if an accident occurred at your workplace and you were taken to court, would that paperwork be enough to protect you, or even worse, would it be used against you?
Construction Industry Suicide Rate at Two a Day
Mental Health has become the hottest topic in the industry with the number of sufferers increasing year-on-year at an alarming rate.
Over 450 construction workers committed suicide in 2016 and statistics now show that each day, two construction workers take their own life. That is an increase of circa 165% in just two years.
World Mental Health Day 2018 – 10th October
It is easy when we see the words “mental health” to assume it just means illness or problems, but the truth is that we all have mental health.
World COPD Day – 21st November
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a term used to describe a number of illnesses affecting the lungs, including emphysema and chronic bronchitis.
Count the cost of health and safety failings*
When you consider the increase in penalties and fines for those companies failing in their health and safety duties, you can see why more and more of them are choosing to use THSP for their competent person, advice, training and inspections.
Large fines for Health and Safety failings
Fines for health and safety failings are on the rise. A property management firm has recently been ordered to pay a £15,000 fine for failing to carry out asbestos surveys in properties where extensive refurbishment works were being carried out.
Make a change to Mental Health problems
The number of employees taking time off for mental health reasons has risen by 30% according to 1,000 business leaders, surveyed for the British Chambers of Commerce in May 2018. Half of those surveyed admitted that they did not access occupational health support for their staff.
CITB SSSTS courses with THSP Risk Management
CITB Site Supervision Safety Training Scheme (SSSTS) courses are ideal for anyone already working in a role of site supervision or planning on working in that role. THSP Risk Management regularly runs SSSTS courses at their head office in Bedford, in-house at your premises or at locations in Central London.