For the most part, marriages last a lifetime; but you always hear anecdotal evidence that more and more people are getting divorced nowadays. People always state that “50% of marriages end in divorce”, and while this is not necessarily true it is still a worrying thing to think about. Even when I was in primary [...]

A blaze in Birmingham sparked fresh concerns for local health, as concerns about asbestos in the building arose. Local authority teams were sent to the site to monitor levels of asbestos within the badly damaged roofing materials.
Locals were advised to keep windows and doors shut in the area. More than 50 fire fighters attended the [...]

Within industry, nothing is more important than the safety of workers and clients on site. Workplace accidents are a very real threat within much of the construction or manufacturing industry and serious injuries can be sustained as a result of even the slightest negligence or carelessness. These accidents are rarely entirely unavoidable and a great [...]

It can be daunting starting a new job. There is a lot to learn: who does what, where things are located, what procedures need to be followed, how to fit into the organisation. It is, therefore, of great importance that your new employer provides you with adequate induction training.
Why is an induction programme important?
A good [...]

Television advertisements are not always meant to be taken seriously, but when a commercial highlights a serious issue in a manner that could be described as overly dramatic or unintentionally comical, is the message likely to be lost on the viewer?
Have You Been Injured?
An accident at work claim is no laughing matter, but some of [...]

One of the most common accident compensation claims in the workplace involves falls from heights. Any job where the employee has to scale heights has a certain intrinsic risk which is why it is vitally important for both employers and employees to minimise the risks by taking precautions as laid out by government in health [...]

If you have Microsoft Office, you may use the help tools to download website terms and conditions template. You have options to download templates online, make your own template, or use sample templates to create your Website Terms and Conditions.
Website terms and conditions template is important to have to protect your rights. The terms and [...]

George Osbourne has vowed to change employment law to make it tougher for workers to claim unfair dismissal against their employers, ending what he calls the “one-way bet against small businesses”.
The Chancellor has revealed that the qualification period, which determines how long an employee must have been working for an organisation before they can claim [...]

The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 applies to all non-domestic premises in England and Wales, including the common parts of blocks of flats and houses in multiple occupation (HMOs). The law applies to you if you are:
1.       responsible for business premises
2.       an employer or self-employed with business premises
3.       responsible for a part of a [...]

New UK Legal Centre
A new 300 million pound court complex has been established and will open in the following weeks of September 2011. The new complex is going to house 11 stories of court offices including 31 courts, three super courts, and provide a venue for multiparty disputes. The building is called the Rolls Building [...]