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The danger of abuse is clear, as an employee can increase their holiday entitlement by ensuring they were sick while on holiday...

Bale-stacking is an age-old art, which has always relied heavily on practical and common sense. The HSE nevertheless, have produced guidelines on handling and stacking bales in agriculture, on the basis of which many equestrian centers are still found to be in breach of good practice...

Retention of key talent is vital, which means that we need to ensure that those employees who have survived redundancy remain engaged, motivated and loyal. Here are some top tips to ensure your staff don’t get up and leave during the downturn and beyond:

The Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 (HSWA 1974) sets out the basic health and safety duties of a company, its directors, managers and employees. It also acts as the framework for other health and safety regulations, including the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 (the regulations).

Any construction site poses potential hazards to those working on it. Construction safety is one of the most important considerations when planning a construction project. Some rules and regulations are law, others are common sense, but all equally as important due to the high risk of injury and death on construction sites....

Much like the Grinch who stole Christmas there’s the classic traits of a recognition Grinch in the workplace. See if you recognise any of these in your business...

Most of us spend more time at the workplace with colleagues than anywhere else. So it just comes natural that we talk about many other things than simply work. In fact, this is even essential in order to build a good relationship with your co-workers. Maybe you go down the pub with them on Fridays and some of your colleagues you even count as real friends.

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that workers who are sick during annual leave should be allowed to take their holidays again even if it means allowing the days off to be carried over to the following year.

This November Risk Revolution will launch a new series of Learning and Development courses specially designed to your business needs.

From 6 April 2009, a new ACAS Code of Practice on disciplinary and grievance procedures came into force. This code replaces the statutory dispute resolution procedures (SDRP) within Great Britain.

A summary of the key changes are...