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Food manufacturing company fined following serious injury to employee

Jonny Graham, Agri Account Executive, AbbeyAutoline

Who counts as an employee on your farm? The answer might surprise you

Almost a fifth of respondents have embarked on 12 or more work trips over the past year alone

A quarter of workers are travelling more post pandemic than before

The Clogher Valley Show recently brought down the curtain on what has been an outstanding agricultural show season

That’s a wrap on show season: AbbeyAutoline’s late-summer farm checklist

Calibre Furniture conducted an in-person street survey of 327 office workers in UK City Centres in June 2026

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Steph McGovern will host the celebration in Cornwall

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CMI is calling for government, educators and employers to work together to bridge the divide

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One in eight young people are not in education or employment

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HSE fine Agri-Web Limited following serious injuries to an agency worker

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Tobermore Concrete Products Limited fined £160,000 after death of employee

Industry Minister Chris McDonald is tackled by Steph McGovern over apprenticeship fears.

Ad Feature Industry Minister Chris McDonald champions apprenticeship reforms

Peter Brown and Ethan Chambers, both from Moneymore attained Level 2 and Level 3 Apprenticeships in Agriculture, achieving their qualifications through the Apprenticeship training programmes delivered at CAFRE.

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Peter Brown and Ethan Chambers, both from Moneymore attained Level 2 and Level 3 Apprenticeships in Agriculture, achieving their qualifications through the Apprenticeship training programmes delivered at CAFRE

Discover apprenticeships at CAFRE at open days in March

More than 325,000 SMEs in the engineering and manufacturing sectors are the backbone of the UK economy.

Ad Feature Policy centre to "future-proof" British manufacturing and engineering

Maine Surface Finishing Ltd was fined £10,000 after earlier pleading guilty to a single health and safety offence.

Co Antrim engineering firm fined after an employee was seriously injured at work

Ann Watson CEO of Enginuity (front) with winners from 2025

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Celebrating the best of engineering and manufacturing skills across the UK.
Richard Jenkins

Steph meets the minister, Baroness Smith

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Team UK take stage at EuroSkills final

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It comes as 44 per cent wished they had more varied career options to better understand the job opportunities available

Over half of adults work in jobs they never imagined they'd do as kids

Northern Ireland farms tend to be one-man operations with few having full time staff, while, much more common, is the use of casual staff as the levels of work fluctuate.

Employers liability on farms - does it apply to your business?

The Chancellor believed increasing employers’ national insurance contributions was a pain free way to raise revenue. This allowed her to finesse a commitment not to raise taxes. Picture: Stefan Rousseau

A big driver of inflation in food sector lies squarely with Reeves

Report Author Poppy Bramford, Enginuity Policy Manager

Nine in 10 SMEs say labour costs risk driving up prices

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HSENI has announced details of its latest campaign

HSENI inspectors will be visiting food production premises

Only 71 per cent of companies reported having a formal AI policy

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73 per cent don’t know how much their employer currently spends on their monthly bills

A third of employees admit to being more wasteful at work than at home
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Research of 2,000 women said they would feel embarrassed and judged by their manager if they admitted the truth

One in four women afraid to tell boss real reason they are sick

The company was fined £2,000 after earlier pleading guilty to a single health and safety offence. (Pic: stock image)

Engineering firm fined after an employee was seriously injured at work

Leon Marseglia (left), Co-founder and CEO of Youth Group UK, and Jack Parsons (right), Co-founder and Group CEO of Youth Group.

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One of the UK’s most exciting and recognised entrepreneurs, Tom Glanfield of TEGCap, from Bournemouth, Hampshire

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£30,000 fine imposed on company for death of 65-year-old employee

Following an investigation by the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI), a Belfast based plant hire company has been fined for failing to ensure the safety of its employees, and members of the public. (Pic: stock image)

Plant hire company fined after 'placing employees at risk'

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Over 100 employers in NI now accredited as Living Wage Employers

Whether they live on the farm or are visiting, children need to know some basic guidelines and boundaries. (Pic: Freelance)

Summer safety on our farms

A concrete firm from Co Armagh has been fined £16,000

£16,000 fine for health and safety breach

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Council guilty of failing to ensure the health, safety and welfare of employees

Changes to wages and National Insurance for Employers

Employers to pay thousands more in National Insurance from April

The top ways workers compare themselves to colleagues

It is important to review insurance covers and make sure your policy meets your farms insurance needs. (Pic supplied by AbbeyAutline)

The importance of having farm insurance

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Firm fined after employee suffers serious hand injuries

Period inequity forces millions of workers to call in sick

It’s that time of year when calving and lambing is getting into full swing. (Pic: Shutterstock)

Farm safety essentials for calving and lambing season

WH Smith, M&S and Argos fined for failing to pay minimum wage

3 highstreet retailers fined for failing to pay workers minimum wage

Unite the union said its members will no longer strike following an improved pay offer from the employers. (Photo by Guy Smallman/Getty images)

Unite calls off 31-day Heathrow Airport strike after last-minute offer

A cybercrime gang thought to be based in Russia has issued an ultimatum to victims of a mass hack (Photo: Getty Images)

BBC, BA and Boots issued with ultimatum by cyber gang Clop

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Holly Willoughby breaks silence after Phillip Schofield confession

Phillip Schofield. (Photo by Dave J Hogan/Getty Images)

ITV say they are ‘deeply disappointed’ with Phillip Schofield

Prospect members on a picket line (Photo: Prospect)

Breaking Civil servants union strikes: Two strike days announced

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NHS physiotherapists take part in a strike outside of St Thomas’ Hospital on January. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

Breaking NHS unions and government reach pay offer deal

The University of Cambridge is one of 24 Russell group universities (image: Adobe)

UK cities with the highest employee satisfaction revealed

Martin Lewis has shared a ‘rule’ to help full and part-time workers save for their retirement

Martin Lewis explains ‘scary rule of thumb’ to save for pension

The PCS Union, which represents civil servants, will stage further strike action in March. (Credit: Getty Images)

Driving examiners to strike for 10 days throughout March

Strike action by firefighters has been avoided for now

UK firefighters postpone strike action to vote on improved pay offer

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