Businesses paid more on average for office space per employee in 2012 than in any of the last five years, new research shows.
Good hygiene is good for business
Customers are becoming increasingly aware of food hygiene standards, and food businesses are being encouraged to do more to promote their ratings in order to win trade.
Changes to accident reporting laws
New rules on reporting accidents and injuries in the workplace come into effect on Tuesday (October 1st).
Worker’s fingers severed by machine
A court has fined a building product supplier £30,000 for safety breaches after an employee lost three fingers in a dust extraction machine.
Ducting fire at Jamie restaurant
A fire at a Jamie Oliver restaurant in London yesterday started in the eatery’s extraction system, it has been reported. Around 150 people were evacuated from the New Change Passage shopping centre after the blaze at the celebrity chef’s Barbecoa restaurant. Four fire engines and more than 20 firefighters tackled the fire, which started after […]
Fire chiefs issue extractor warning
A spate of blazes in commercial kitchens has prompted the fire service to issue a warning about the danger posed by poorly maintained extractor fans in restaurants and takeaway food outlets.
Warning over fire strike services
Firefighters may not be sent to deal with gas leaks, flooding, grass and rubbish fires and people trapped in lifts during the national strike this week, a fire brigade is warning.
How good hygiene can drum up trade
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) gives hygiene ratings to all businesses that sell or serve food and it is advising them how to use their ratings to attract more customers.
Advice issued over fire strike
Businesses are being urged to put safety contingency plans in place next week when firefighters in England and Wales plan to strike.