Health & Safety Update: Businessman Receives Record Jail Sentence

The delivery company Hermes is facing an investigation in to allegations that it is failing to meet national minimum wage obligations. At Chadwick Lawrence we have seen a number of national minimum wage investigations by HMRC not just involving large businesses but, more frequently, smaller businesses who have failed to comply with the national minimum wage rules.

Typical areas where businesses have unfortunately not met the minimum wage rules include unpaid training, improper wording in their contracts of employment, travelling time or deduction from wages for matters such as uniform.

A Hertfordshire based construction firm has received a large fine following a roofing accident in 2013 when a labourer fell from a partly demolished roof and suffered serious injury.

If you run a fleet of vehicles, it is important that your record keeping is up to date so that you can reply to a notice of intended prosecution that your administrative...

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