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Sexism a bigger barrier than homophobia, say lesbian staff

...inds that many gay and bisexual women fear gender discrimination and, as a result, are more likely to hide their s... | news | 4 Nov 2008 12:00AM

New two tier tribunal system launched today

...key part of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007.The two tribunals consist of chambers, group... | news | 3 Nov 2008 12:00AM

New chair for the fire business and community safety forum

... Health and Safety, Local Government Association, Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, and the ... | news | 29 Oct 2008 12:00AM

Anglian Water fined £150,000 for four illegal discharges

...the court that an Anglian Water member of staff acted as a whistleblower and informed senior manageme... | news | 28 Oct 2008 12:00AM

HSE: toothless and inviting more workplace disasters?

... a fall of more than 13% since the ICL Stockline factory blast. Frontline HSE inspectors covering facto... | news | 27 Oct 2008 12:00AM

Employment Tribunal judges can have less experience

...lification has been relaxed to five years spent practising law.Changes were introduced under the Tribun... | news | 24 Oct 2008 12:00AM

RoSPA urges firms not to ignore safety during recession

...evention of accidents and ill-health at work, the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) i... | news | 23 Oct 2008 12:00AM

EAT overturns race discrimination award of £2.8m

...nal has succeeded in overturning on appeal a race discrimination award of £2.8m. The decision of the Employment A... | case | 23 Oct 2008 12:00AM

Public assaults on paramedics increase

...ined the figures under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.London remained the second most prevalent fo... | news | 14 Oct 2008 12:00AM

Employment Tribunals: organisation details must be released

...e (ICO) was made under the Freedom of Information Act, overturning a previous decision by the Departmen... | news | 14 Oct 2008 12:00AM

Essex firefighters to lobby MPs over safety guidance

...re Brigades Union (FBU) calling upon their MPs to act on a national report on firefighter deaths, publi... | news | 12 Nov 2008 12:00AM

Companies warned over asbestos after company and director fined

...anagers of non-domestic premises must ensure they act upon any information they hold about asbestos.The... | case | 11 Dec 2008 12:00AM

Elective surgery in the spotlight

...ect of something that could qualify as a physical disability. Workplace Law Group, Second Floor, Daedalus Hous... | briefing | 12 Nov 2008 12:00AM

Christian worker was not discriminated against, says EAT

...el Dineley, Partner and Head of the Diversity and Discrimination Unit, comments: “What constitutes a religious b... | case | 21 Nov 2008 12:00AM

Employment Rights (Increase of Limits) Order 2008

...rder.Under section 34 of the Employment Relations Act 1999, if the retail prices index for September of... | Regulation | 1 Feb 2009 12:00AM

Unguarded access to dangerous machinery led to worker death

... of Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, and was fined £80,000 and ordered to pay c... | case | 14 Nov 2008 12:00AM

Compulsory retirement at 65 must be justified, says EAT

...sion based on assumptions can be challenged under discrimination laws:"The fact that this matter has been referred... | case | 7 Jan 2009 12:00AM

Teacher branded 'troublemaker' takes employer to Tribunal

... pursuant to section 47B of the Employment Rights Act 1996, claiming that she had suffered a detriment,... | case | 6 Jan 2009 12:00AM

Father’s health prompted newsreader to settle ageism claim

...turned her down for being too old. As well as age discrimination, she also claimed she was the victim of sexism an... | case | 30 Dec 2008 12:00AM

HSE issues warning after potentially lethal gas build up

...ere it had little likelihood of escape.Denso Manufacturing Midlands Ltd was fined a total of £28,000 a... | case | 29 Dec 2008 12:00AM

Lawyer case puts retirement age back in focus

Age discrimination law and the default retirement age are back in th... | case | 23 Dec 2008 12:00AM

Burden of proof when an employee dies – House of Lords appeal

...l in the House of Lords. Chargot Ltd, Ruttle Contracting Ltd and George Henry Ruttle, were originally c... | case | 17 Dec 2008 12:00AM

Fleets warned of mobile phone ruling

...ent case in which a district judge ruled that the act of switching off an alarm on the phone was consti... | case | 21 Nov 2008 12:00AM

Company and tradesman fined for health and safety breaches

.... He fell more than five metres and sustained a fractured hip and a broken elbow. Kelly's Storage Ltd p... | case | 12 Dec 2008 12:00AM

NHS Trust cleared of safety breach following worker death

...nt "failed to do everything that was reasonably practical to control or reduce the risk" faced by staff... | case | 11 Dec 2008 12:00AM

Oven fell on worker because of insufficient risk assessment

The HSE is urging manufacturing companies to conduct suitable risk assessmen... | case | 10 Dec 2008 12:00AM

Construction companies warned about need for safe systems of work

...ing section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. Principal site contractor Anthony Wilson Ho... | case | 10 Dec 2008 12:00AM

Worker awarded compensation after suffering vibration damage

... a permanent condition, which results in pain and disability in every day life. Thankfully Mr Twinn was diagno... | case | 9 Dec 2008 12:00AM

Equal pay - issues with job evaluations and work of 'equal value'

...n the meaning of section 1(2)(b) of the Equal Pay Act 1970, and the claimant brought a claim, pursuant ... | case | 3 Dec 2008 12:00AM

Care organisations reminded to risk assess following death of 90-year-old

...ing section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974.HSE investigating inspector Amanda James say... | case | 2 Dec 2008 12:00AM