Heatwave: When is it too hot to work? – BBC News
‘Is there a maximum temperature for workplaces? No law in the UK says a given temperature is too hot or cold to work.’
BBC News, 14th July 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: health & safety
Co-owners jailed and firm fined £2m over deaths of workers in animal feed tanker – The Independent
‘A food waste recycling company has been fined £2 million and one of its co-owners jailed for 13 years after two workers died in a road haulage tanker containing pig feed.’
The Independent, 16th June 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
No-fault evictions and bans on social services tenants to be outlawed in England – The Guardian
‘Measures to tackle unscrupulous private landlords who evict tenants without giving a reason or who let unsafe homes, will be introduced under government proposals aimed at giving a better deal for millions of renters in England.’
The Guardian, 15th June 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Residents threaten judicial review over Home Office decision to abandon recommended emergency evacuation plans for disabled people – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Home Office is facing a judicial review over its decision to ignore a Grenfell Tower inquiry’s recommendation to implement personal emergency evacuation plans for disabled people.’
Grenfell Tower: Will anyone go to prison? – BBC News
‘Five years after fire ripped through Grenfell Tower in west London, a public inquiry has laid bare the string of failures which resulted in the deaths of 72 people. But behind closed doors, police are carrying out one of the largest and most complex criminal investigations ever. When will justice be done and will it result in prison sentences?’
BBC News, 14th June 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
COVID-19 and return-to-work refusers – Local Government Lawyer
‘Adele Shortman analyses the first significant COVID dismissal case to be heard in the Employment Appeal Tribunal.’
Local Government Lawyer, 10th June 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Research Briefing: Leasehold high-rise flats: Who pays for fire safety work? – House of Commons Library
‘This briefing considers debate about responsibility for paying for fire safety works on blocks of flats in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire. It covers provisions in the Building Safety Act 2022.’
House of Commons Library, 9th June 2022
Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
Firm guilty of manslaughter after yard workers drowned in pig feed – BBC News
‘A food waste recycling company has been found guilty of corporate manslaughter after two employees drowned in a tanker of semi-liquid pig feed.’
BBC News, 7th June 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Cat ban’ case could provide Equality Act clarity for service providers – OUT-LAW.com
‘A case brought by an autistic man against a UK supermarket chain for refusing entry to his assistance cat could help to clarify a complex area of equality law, according to one legal expert.’
OUT-LAW.com, 6th June 2022
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
First EAT consideration of a Covid-19 related dismissal – St Philips Barristers
‘In what is believed to be the first Appellate consideration of a Coronavirus related dismissal the EAT (HHJ Tayler) upheld the judgment of the Leeds Employment Tribunal (EJ Anderson) that the Claimant’s Coronavirus related absence dismissal was not automatically unfair for a health and safety reason pursuant to s100(d)-(e) of the Employment Rights Act 1996.’
St Philips Barristers, 6th May 2022
Source: st-philips.com
How Has the Pandemic Changed the City Workplace? Top 10 Legal Issues in the Post-Pandemic Workplace – Littleton Chambers
‘The last two years have accelerated a number of trends which had already started to gain traction. The most obvious one is the move to remote working.’
Littleton Chambers, 17th May 2022
Source: littletonchambers.com
Council prosecution sees building materials company hit with £400k fine for health and safety offence – Local Government Lawyer
‘A prosecution brought by Thanet District Council has seen a building materials company fined £400,000 over an incident that left one employee with life-changing injuries and a second suffering from deep cuts and lacerations.’
Local Government Lawyer, 16th May 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Priory hospital neglect contributed to death of patient, jury finds – The Guardian
‘The death of a 23-year-old man who ran away from a Priory mental health hospital and was killed by a train was “contributed to by neglect” on the part of the institution, an inquest has concluded.’
The Guardian, 21st April 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Teacher wins £850k settlement following classroom assault – Local Government Lawyer
‘A teacher who was assaulted by a student has been awarded £850,000 in compensation following a personal injury claim, his union has reported.’
Local Government Lawyer, 19th April 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
One in eight private rented homes poses ‘serious threat’ to occupants’ health, damning report finds – The Independent
‘More than one in eight privately rented homes in England pose a “serious threat” to the health and safety of their occupants, a damning report has revealed.’
The Independent, 13th April 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Prosecutions launched over Croydon tram crash – The Independent
‘Prosecutions have been launched over alleged health and safety failings relating to the Croydon tram crash.’
The Independent, 24th March 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Landlord couple ordered to pay £27,000 after renting property ‘not fit for human habitation’ – Local Government Lawyer
‘Husband and wife landlords whose tenants had to live with no heating, broken fire safety equipment and raw sewage outside their Northwood property have been ordered to pay £27,000.’
Local Government Lawyer, 15th March 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
UK introduces new safety rules for enclosed spaces aboard ships – OUT-LAW.com
‘The UK government has introduced new regulations which for the first time clearly define ‘enclosed spaces’ aboard merchant shipping and fishing vessels, and set out safety rules governing those spaces.’
OUT-LAW.com, 8th March 2022
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
