Welcome to this month’s Broadcast, where we have articles from all of our teams, covering Racking, the new HR challenges in 2021, how we’re still delivering training during the pandemic and reducing legionella risk, as well as an update on our Walk to Fork challenge. H&S UPDATE : Racking – the forgotten danger in the […]
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What makes someone a ‘worker’ rather than self-employed? Uber learned the hard way
Following a five-year legal battle, The Supreme Court has finally ruled that drivers for Uber are considered “workers” and not self-employed. This means that they are now entitled to receive basic employment rights and the Company could be made to pay out millions in backdated holiday pay to those affected. So, what can we learn […]
Poor planning leads to worker falling through roof light
Property partnership Alex Brewster and Sons has been fined £4,000 after an employee fell through a roof light. Edinburgh Sheriff Court heard how, two employees were removing roofing panels from a derelict shed in Midlothian. One of the workers stepped on to a roof light, which gave way causing him to fall to the floor […]
Construction firms fined after presence of asbestos not communicated to contractors
A construction company and a property management company have both been fined after failing to manage asbestos safely during a refurbishment of a former office block in Stockport. Manchester Magistrates’ Court heard how Samer Constructions Limited had been contracted by Swift Property Management MCR Ltd to refurbish the property in Hazel Grove, Stockport. Materials containing […]
Bad practise of emptying bins into skips using a forklift leads to serious injuries
A carpet sample book manufacturer has been fined after two workers were seriously injured in an incident where a forklift truck crashed into an onsite refuse skip. Manchester Magistrates’ Court heard how, three workers at Profile Patterns Limited had been emptying waste from plastic bins at their site in Wigan. They were using a forklift […]
£140k fine for Principal Contractor after failing to review sub-contractor’s inadequate risk assessment
Two companies have been fined after a worker sustained serious injuries by falling approximately three metres through a hole cut into a floor during the refurbishment of a property at in Aldeburgh, Suffolk. Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court heard how, an employee was working as a dry liner for R&B Plastering Limited, who were contracted on the […]
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Broadcast January 2021
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What makes someone a ‘worker’ rather than self-employed? Uber learned the hard way
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Poor planning leads to worker falling through roof light
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Construction firms fined after presence of asbestos not communicated to contractors
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Bad practise of emptying bins into skips using a forklift leads to serious injuries
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£140k fine for Principal Contractor after failing to review sub-contractor’s inadequate risk assessment