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What happens if my school does not comply with health & safety rules?

Businesses of all shapes and sizes need to ensure that they are acting in accordance with appropriate health and safety laws at all times. When ...

Water Services firm sentenced after worker killed

Yorkshire Water Services Ltd has been sentenced after one of their employees suffered fatal burns when his clothing was ignited by sparks. On 20 July ...

TUC leading calls for a four-day working week

The leader of Britain’s trade union movement has called for the power of technology to be used to give workers a four-day working week. Artificial ...

Workers left out of pocket by bosses not paying minimum wage

Official figures have revealed that a record £15.6 million of underpayment to workers has been uncovered in the past year, prompting huge fines against employers ...

Research reveals ethnicity pay gap

NHS doctors and consultants from black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds are paid almost five per cent less than their white counterparts, an eye-opening ...

Could landmark ruling lead to more rights for cohabitees?

The Supreme Court has ruled that a woman who was denied bereavement payments following the death of her partner of 23 years, was unfairly treated ...