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Company fined £750,000 over employee’s death

A manufacturing company was fined £750,000 after a worker died in an entirely preventable accident when he became entangled in a 20-metre long lathe whilst using emery cloth directly by hand on a rotating workpiece. This is a practice strictly prohib...

A manufacturing company was fined £750,000 after a worker died in an entirely preventable accident when he became entangled in a 20-metre long lathe w...

Freddie Eyre - Health and Safety Team Manager

Freddie Eyre11 March 2026

Building Materials Manufacturer Fined £633,300 After Worker's Legs Crushed Between Metal Frames

A UK building materials manufacturer was fined £633,300 after a worker suffered life-changing leg crush injuries between moving one-tonne metal frames...

Matt Taylor-Barnsley11 February 2026

How company narrowly avoided heavier tribunal penalties

An online food retailer faced an unfair dismissal claim after dismissing a UK Field Sales Manager. Whilst the Employment Tribunal found the dismissal ...

Matt Taylor-Barnsley16 January 2026

Construction company fined £33,500 after man dies following fall from height

A construction company was fined £33,500 after a worker died from injuries sustained in a July 2022 fall through an unprotected roof opening, worsened...

Freddie Eyre16 January 2026

Construction company fined £100,000 after worker crushed by collapsing wall

A construction company was fined £100,000 after a 69-year-old worker was critically injured when a newly built blockwork wall collapsed into an excava...

Freddie Eyre16 January 2026

Houses of parliament where the budget was discussed at PMQs.

Autumn Budget 2025: Confirmation of National Minimum Wage Increase

Rachel Reeves has unveiled the Autumn Budget today (26/11/2025) which looks to raise taxes overall by 26 billion pounds by 2029-30. Some key takeaways...

Daniel Wilson26 November 2025

Construction Company Fined £1 million After Worker Dies

A construction company specialising in road resurfacing in London was fined £1 million after a worker was killed by a reversing road-sweeper. Most con...

Freddie Eyre11 November 2025

Council Fined After Failures Led to Death

Western Isles Council pled guilty to a charge under the Health and Safety at Work Act following the death of a 69-year-old man at St Brendan’s Care Ho...

Freddie Eyre10 November 2025

Company Fined £270,000 After Worker Seriously Injured

A County Durham waste recycling company was fined £270,000 following the injury of an employee. The company did not ensure the implementation of an is...