New figures released under the Freedom of Information Act have revealed that about 160 police officers every year are sacked following misconduct hearings which are held in private. The [...]
A man is considering going to an employment tribunal after being sacked for moving a shopping trolley and other items off a railway line. Ian Faletto, who had been station master at Lymington [...]
A new survey has shown that many local authorities are planning cuts to school crossing patrols with some even planning to abolish them. The survey, for the Times Educational Supplement, show [...]
A council will have to pay thousands of pounds after a former worker successfully sued for unfair dismissal. Wayne Andrews had worked as a markets manager for Chorley Council for 21 years before [...]
The Cleveland Police force is to defend itself against a race discrimination claim being launched by one of its former officers. Jason Singh, who was a sergeant with the force is seeking damages [...]
A Yorkshire council has issued a warning to firms in the region, saying they will face a fine if they employ children during the school holidays without holding a required permit. East Riding [...]
Two companies are due to be sentenced at Chester Crown Court following a major chemical fire. Greenway Environmental Ltd and Pakawaste Ltd will learn their fate on July 28 after both firms [...]
A skip hire company has been ordered to pay a heavy fine following an accident in which a man died when a tyre exploded. Jozef Trhan, from Slovakia was fixing a split rim wheel on a loading [...]
A worldwide packaging firm has been fined following an explosion at a factory in which two men suffered serious burns. Gordon Metcalf and another worker, who has not been named, were working for [...]
An employment tribunal has heard that a teacher, sacked after his lessons were described as “inadequate”, claims he was being targeted. John Beardshall, who was a teacher at Brinsworth [...]
