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2012 is set to be a year of considerable change for businesses in terms of employment law as the Government begins to implement plans described as “the most radical reform to the employment law system in decades”. Early last year, … Continued

The reporting requirements in relation to accidents at work changed on 6th April 2012. It therefore seems a good time to review when workplace accidents must be reported to the Health and Safety Executive (‘HSE’). Under RIDDOR (The Reporting of … Continued

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) have announced that its new ‘Fee for Intervention’ (FFI) cost recovery scheme, which was due to begin in April, has been delayed. The HSE board recommended that Government ministers introduce the FFI scheme after … Continued

The Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme is set to have its budget carefully managed as the Government launches new proposals that will affect businesses hoping to install green energy systems. The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has published … Continued

The ISO 14001 Revision Committee met for the first time last month to mark the beginning of a three-year revision process which could lead to a significant expansion of ISO 14001 designed to harmonise all of ISO’s management system standards. … Continued

The Government and Defra have attracted criticism after their scheduled decision on whether legislation will be introduced requiring mandatory carbon reporting was delayed. The Climate Change Act 2008 requires that before the 6th April 2012, the Secretary of State (for … Continued

The Supreme Court has branded the government’s actions towards Feed-in Tariffs (FiTs) as ‘unlawful’ and the appeal against the ruling has been thrown out of court. This has been heralded as a victory by the solar industry as they claim … Continued

The Government has launched a 12 week consultation aiming to simplify the Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC). The proposals will attempt to reduce administrative costs by up to £250m for businesses using the scheme, which when combined with public sector savings … Continued

In one of his first public appearances of 2012, David Cameron targeted the UK’s ‘health and safety monster’ and claimed that 2012 would be the year it was ‘killed off for good’. This kind of rhetoric, along with new targets … Continued

Natural England, the agency responsible for the protection and improvement of England’s natural environment, has been granted increased enforcement powers enabling its inspectors to impose civil sanctions for breaches of landscape protection and wildlife law. The powers were made available … Continued