Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) rules changed across the UK on 6 April 2026 under the Employment Rights Act 2025. Eligible employees can receive SSP from their first qualifying day of…

In short: After a needlestick injury, encourage the wound to bleed gently under running water, wash and cover it, and seek urgent medical advice; this guide also explains how discarded…

Sexual harassment legislation is spread across multiple acts in the UK. If you’re an employer, you need to be aware of these acts and their implications for your business. This…

Every workplace needs a sexual harassment policy. And policies are needed now more than ever before. Recent changes to sexual harassment law have shifted responsibility onto employers to prevent sexual…

RIDDOR reportable incidents in Great Britain include work-related accidents causing death, specified worker injuries or more than seven consecutive days of injury-related incapacity for normal duties (HSE, n.d.-h). Non-worker injuries…

In short: Behavioural safety can help manufacturing managers address observable unsafe behaviours through structured observation, feedback and reinforcement while keeping attention on the conditions that shape how work is done.…

In short: This article explains what a lift plan under the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER) should contain and gives readers a practical way to check whether…

In short: this article explains when employers in Great Britain must review a display screen equipment (DSE) assessment and how to recognise the legal triggers. Under regulation 2(2) of the…