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- Safety representatives 'key' for businesses...
- Gap in small business insurance cover...
- HSE urges more business leaders to "take advantage"...
- Firms urged 'try to keep staff' ...
- Failing technology costs UK SMEs £5k a year...
- CIPD disappointed with the removal of the 48-hour opt-out...
- Latest statistics on deaths highlight dangers of the agricultural industry...
- 27,000 staff will lose jobs by January 5 as over 800 stores closed...
- Sharp rise in company failures...
- Suspended sentence for hotel owner who flouted the law...
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Safety representatives 'key' for businesses
Safety representatives are crucial to achieving successful health and safety in the workplace, the watchdog's boss says.
Judith Hackitt, chair of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), says worker involvement in hea...Full Story
Gap in small business insurance cover
Internet and email insurance is the least popular policy among small business owners, meaning they could be leaving themselves open to being sued by victims of internet fraud or virus attacks.
Small business owners ...Full Story
HSE urges more business leaders to "take advantage"
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is urging business leaders to take advantage of a free guide that could bring significant benefits to them. The guidance, entitled, ‘Leading health and safety at work’, is issued jointly by...Full Story
Firms urged 'try to keep staff'
Redundancies should be a "last resort" as firms trim costs in the economic downturn, the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) says.
Planning for recovery by keeping staff is a better app...Full Story
Failing technology costs UK SMEs £5k a year
The number of days lost as a result of problems with IT or failing technology is double that lost to employee sick days adding up to a big headache for UK small businesses according to a study conducted by O2.
Nearl...Full Story
CIPD disappointed with the removal of the 48-hour opt-out
Responding to the vote in the European Parliament signalling an end to the UK's opt out from the Working Time Regulations, the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) warns against a statutory restriction on maximum working...Full Story
Latest statistics on deaths highlight dangers of the agricultural industry
Agriculture remains one of Britain’s most dangerous industries, according to the latest agricultural statistics report published today by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). In 2007/08 another 39 workers died bringing the ten-year...Full Story
27,000 staff will lose jobs by January 5 as over 800 stores closed
Woolworths will close all of its stores by early January as administrators Deloitte look to wind down the business, it has been confirmed.
The ailing retailer, which has 807 outlets, will begin closing down sales at...Full Story
Sharp rise in company failures
The number of firms going out of business jumped sharply in all sectors and regions in October and November, according to data released by Equifax.
Small businesses owners should use rigorous credit checks to verify...Full Story
Suspended sentence for hotel owner who flouted the law
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) today (Thursday 11) warned companies to comply with their notices after a Lincolnshire hotel owner was sentenced for a number of offences.
Kulwinder Bola, owner of the Royal Ren...Full Story