A round-up of the latest prosecutions and health and safety myths from the HSE.

A used car showroom in Baldock has been ordered to pay £7,000 for misleading customers about the cars it was selling.

A new HSE survey uncovered the bizarre measures some small organisations have taken when trying to comply with health and safety laws.

Drug and alcohol use is a growing problem in UK workplaces, according to a recent report by the British Medical Association (BMA).

On 22 March 2014 the government announced it will increase the national minimum wage (NMW) to £6.

Each month, we bring you a round-up of the latest news from the HSE Mythbusters panel, who rule on cases where health and safety has been incorrectly cited as a reason for implementing a rule or procedure – or simply for poor customer service.

Congratulations to our CEO Paul Moors on smashing the £1,500 fundraising target required to get ‘bail’ in the ‘Lock Up Your Boss’ charity event, in aid of The Christie.

Almost all businesses store information electronically – it’s inescapable with so much online activity, from simple emails and customer databases to interactive websites.

Prosecutions under the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 (‘the Act’) have been on the rise since 2011.

Last Friday, Insurance Times reported that the FCA is investigating AccessBI – a specialist underwriting agency – and has frozen its client accounts until the completion of the investigation.