Tesco fined £48,000 for putting staff safety at risk after council prosecution

Supermarket giant Tesco was today fined £48,000 for putting the safety of its staff at risk after a successful prosecution by Bracknell Forest Council.

The council’s environmental health team, in conjunction with the council’s legal team, prosecuted the multi-million company at Bracknell Magistrates’ Court for a string of health and safety offences.

The charges related to the unloading and loading of vehicles at its Warfield store and failing to properly report three staff accidents at work - at two different stores in the Bracknell Forest area. Read more at www.24dash.com