According to CIFAS, the UK’s fraud prevention service, employee fraud has risen alarmingly in the first half of this year, with a 52 per cent overall increase compared with the same period in 2011.
Fatalities Still Too High
The number of people fatally injured in the workplace in the UK has remained relatively unchanged this year as last, according to provisional figures from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) released last month.
Employment Legislation Abroad
Now that the ‘silly season’ has definitely arrived, we thought it might be fun to look at some different examples of employment law from the around the world and perhaps then count our blessings.
Blacklisted Workers Launch High Court Claim
Construction workers have filed a claim in the High Court for loss of earnings and damages against a building company, alleging that the company was involved in an unlawful conspiracy to amass a database of information against them, which was used to prevent them earning a living in their trade.
Third Corporate Manslaughter Fine
A company from Hyde has just become only the third company to be convicted in the UK under the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act since it came into force in 2008.