by Russell Worth | Dec 1, 2014 | Industrial Disease
The widow of a man who died from cancer following exposure to asbestos in the 1960s and 1970s has received a payout of £175,000 from the high court. Doreen Heneghan, 77, from Middleton, Greater Manchester, was awarded the money after her family’s lawyers argued her...
by Russell Worth | Nov 27, 2014 | Accident at Work
A public consultation by the Sentencing Council is under way to ascertain whether firms who ignore their health and safety responsibilities should be subject to tougher fines. In particular the consultation will be focussing on larger organisations who are found...
by Russell Worth | Nov 26, 2014 | Medical Negligence
Many of the country’s GP surgeries are facing an overcrowding problem as they struggle to cope with the surge of new patients caused by migration, according to figures released by GP Magazine. The problem is so bad in some areas of UK, as many as 500 patients have...
by Russell Worth | Nov 25, 2014 | Accident at Work
Cardiff council has fired 77 of its workers after a performance report by its chief executive revealed the average time spent off ill per employee was two weeks a year. The council, which is the largest in Wales, has seen its sickness levels rise to what the council...
by Russell Worth | Nov 24, 2014 | Accident at Work
A property development firm and a self-employed construction contractor have been given a fine of more than £180,000 between them after being found guilty of causing a worker’s death in 2012. The fines were imposed on Lois Gastoneux Ltd of Harrow and Michael Brett on...
