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What are the consequences for a pregnant employee of refusing an offer of suitable alternative employment made for health and safety reasons?
Where a pregnant employee is suspended on health and safety grounds will this trigger their maternity leave at a certain point?
What are an employer's responsibilities to an employee on a work assignment abroad who becomes stranded due to political violence or rioting in the area?
What should an employer do if an employee is due to go abroad on a work assignment to an area that becomes affected by political violence or rioting?
Are there any specific health and safety obligations relating to the employment of older workers?
Is there a minimum workplace temperature below which employees cannot be expected to work?
Can an employer offer an employee less money for alternative work during their pregnancy where they cannot do their normal job because of the risks involved?
Following a fatality, can directors and senior managers be prosecuted under the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007?
What is the basis for the prosecution of an organisation under the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007?
Where employees are required to live on their employer's premises, are they permitted to smoke in the accommodation provided?

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