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Employer fined and ordered to pay clean up costs for river pollution
... had to pay over £30,000 after pleading guilty to polluting the Nant y Bwch and River Sirhowy in June 2007, which killed 13,000 fish, aquatic insects and a kingfisher. After polluting both rivers with glycerine and fatty acids, Bio Tech Oils UK Ltd of Tafarnaubach Industrial Estate, Tredegar were; fined £19,000 with costs of £1,861. They were also ordered to pay the £10,000 costs of the clean-up operation, by Abergavenny Magistrates’ Court.On Tuesday 5 June, 2007, Agency officers were called to investigate a pollution incident on the River Sirhowy in Tredegar. The pollution had caused 5km of ...
Case | 7 Dec 2007
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Firm fined almost £200,000 for “reckless” waste offences
... had taken place over a lengthy period of time and involved thousands of tonnes of waste The company had recycling schemes in place, but avoided costs by illegal dumping.” Appearing before Torquay magistrates, Trago Mills (South Devon) Limited and Charles Robertson (Developments) Limited was fined a total of £185,000 after pleading guilty to a five offences of illegally depositing and disposing of waste at sites near Newton Abbot and Liskeard. They were also ordered to pay £14,558 costs and ordered to pay £30 victim surcharge. Chairman of the bench, Chris Rodgers, said, “We believe...
Case | 3 Oct 2011
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Open for Business
...e Labour has been in power. Would they want more or less from a new administration? 30 teChniCAL 38 THE DATA EA: VWS' fine highlights the direct financial implications of breaching environmental law. EAT: Circumstances constituting constructive dismissal. 15 COMMENT Has the CIPD got it right that employers should not be concerned with employees' own beliefs? asks HR Consultant, Suzanne McMinn. 27 SCREEN TEST Michael Stephens and Norman Mortell on why organisations that use employment agencies must ensure they have robust screening processes and policies in place. 08 CASE LAW TV documentary footage...
Magazine issue | 4 May 2010
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Buncefield disaster: the aftermath and what you can learn from it
...agement and Dinner Conference ers save 10% place bIFM memb to book your 8881 Call 0871 777 The Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA) scheme, which has been created to help prevent unsuitable people from working with children and vulnerable adults, goes live on 12 October 2009. From then, if an employer hires someone to work with children or vulnerable adults, the employer will have to check their ISA status to determine whether or not to employ them. 14933 A right to request time off for training will be introduced. A new Bill will give each employee the right to request the relevant training th...
Magazine issue | 5 May 2009
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Case updates: December 2000
...ry to Section 33 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990. The company was fined £7,000 for each offence and was ordered to pay the Agency's prosecution costs.R -v- Lancashire Waste Services Warning to Keep Walkways Clear To comply with the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992, employers and facilities managers must, so far as is reasonably practicable, keep floors free from obstacles.Carolyn Robinson was employed by Midland Bank when, on 2 September 1996, she tripped over a library kick stool whilst carrying a number of trays and papers, which obscured her view. She was badly inj...
News | 30 Dec 2000
