Company fined over asbestos danger

A firm from East Anglia has been fined for not taking appropriate precautions when handling asbestos. East Anglian Construction Ltd, a subsidiary of Peter Colby Commercials, has been handed the [...]

Firm fined after man crushed to death

A Birmingham firm has been fined after an accident at its premises where a man was crushed to death. David Hunt died when a crane’s jig and the load it was holding fell onto him at Arkinstall [...]

Nurse unfairly dismissed after rude joke

The Appeal Court has ruled that a nurse, sacked for making a rude joke, was unfairly dismissed. Laura Bowater was fired from her job as senior staff nurse at Central Middlesex Hospital after she [...]

Fathers to be given more paternity leave

New Government proposals, which could lead to fathers receiving 10 months’ paid paternity leave, have been attacked by business leaders. Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg will outline the [...]