29 Apr, 2025
The Worker Protection Act 2023 places a legal duty on employers to proactively prevent workplace harassment, particularly sexual harassment. The new law shifts the onus to preventing incidents rather than…
2 Feb, 2023
If a workplace injury or fatality occurs as the result of a breach of health and safety regulations, employers can face criminal proceedings and be fined up to £10 million…
21 Aug, 2020
And how does it affect you as an employer? The Corporate Manslaughter Act came onto the statute book in July 2007 as the ‘Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Bill’, and…
21 Aug, 2020
The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 were introduced to reinforce the Health and Safety Act 1974. They explicitly outline what employers are required to do to…
21 Aug, 2020
The Health & Safety Offences Act 2008 came into force in January 2009 and covers Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The Act doesn’t impose additional duties upon individuals or businesses…
