Employers ‘must do more to prevent sexual harassment’

Employers must do more to prevent sexual harassment and remove toxic cultures in many workplaces, according to the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC). The Commission makes several recommendations to improve protection for employees in a new report, Turning the tables: ending sexual harassment at work. The report is based on evidence gathered from 1,000

Director disqualified for selling assets for his own benefit

A director of a haulage business has been disqualified for seven years after he sold company assets for his own benefit, leaving creditors unpaid. Gilmour James McFarlane was a director of Garden Haulage Ltd. His company went into liquidation in 2015, owing £38,670 to creditors. While the company was insolvent, McFarlane sold off assets including

New measures to protect directors against identity fraud

The government has introduced new measures to protect company directors from identity fraud after research showed they are twice as likely as other people to be targeted by criminals. Until now, directors were required to register their personal address with Companies House. The records are public documents, so the information is available to anyone. This

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