The National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers (NASUWT) has announced that it has secured tens of millions in compensation from teacher’s employers last year.
A diary farmer based in County Armagh has been fined for breaching health and safety rules, which led to a teenager being seriously injured while working with farming machinery.
A Glasgow-based firm specialising in solar panel installation has been fined £153,000 after a worker was seriously injured falling through a fragile roof light at a private home in Kent.
Thomas Fleming suffered a knee injury that required surgery and still causes him pain following the slip a Glendoick Garden Centre, which was cleared of any wrongdoing at the Court of Session in Edinburgh.
A new study by insurance group AXA has found that, while self-employment continues to boom, many businesses are taking unnecessary risks by operating with the right insurance policies.