Minister calls on businesses to reveal how many disabled staff they employ

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Large companies should reveal the numbers of disabled people they employ, the Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work, Sarah Newton, has urged as part of a drive to build a more inclusive society. With around a fifth of the working age population living with a disability or health condition, the government has launched a new framework to encourage businesses to report how many of their staff have a disability or health condition. The voluntary framework, created in partnership with employers and charities, will also call on businesses t... Continue reading


HSE releases Great Britain’s annual injury and ill health statistics

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Too many workers in Britain’s workplaces are still being injured or made ill by their work, a new report shows. Annual statistics from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) show 1.4 million workers were suffering from work-related ill health and around 555,000 from non-fatal injuries in 2017/18. The annual statistics, compiled by HSE from the Labour Force Survey (LFS) and other sources, cover work-related ill health, workplace injuries, working days lost, costs to Britain and enforcement action taken. Despite Britain continuing to be one o... Continue reading


Employment Tribunal fees: the return?

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Fees for employees bringing Employment Tribunal claims may be reintroduced, the Ministry of Justice has confirmed. Although nothing has been finalised, the MoJ assures that it is looking to develop a fair fee system that will help fund the court while ensuring justice.    Tribunal fees were introduced in July 2013 and the system was heavily criticised. Then, on 26 July 2017 the Supreme Court in its judgment in R (on the application of Unison) v. Lord Chancellor held that the Employment Tribunals and the Employment Appeal Tribunal Fees Order ... Continue reading


Uber fined £385,000 over data protection failings

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Ride-sharing company Uber has been fined £385,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for failing to protect customers’ personal information during a cyber-attack. A series of avoidable data security flaws allowed the personal details of around 2.7million UK customers to be accessed and downloaded by attackers from a cloud-based storage system operated by Uber’s US parent company. This included full names, email addresses and phone numbers. The records of almost 82,000 drivers based in the UK – which included details of jo... Continue reading


Not paid the data protection fee? First fines issued

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The ICO has issued the first fines for not paying the data protection fee to organisations across a range of sectors, including business services, construction, finance, health and childcare. All organisations, companies and sole traders that process personal data must pay an annual fee to the ICO unless they are exempt. Fines for not paying can be up to a maximum of £4,350. This follows regulations which came into force alongside the new Data Protection Act on 25 May 2018. These first organisations have been fined for not renewing their f... Continue reading