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New punishments for careless driving come into force

...ers. They are designed to plug the gap in current legislation and so prevent drivers who kill walking away from... | news | 18 Aug 2008 12:00AM

Employing Someone with Learning Difficulties: the considerations

...entative of the community, fostering awareness of disability issues for staff, which in turn helps in deliveri... | White paper | 19 Aug 2008 12:00AM

Heyday: first indication of outcome to be issued soon

...ncern), argues that the UK’s age discrimination legislation is discriminatory because it does not apply to th... | news | 1 Sep 2008 12:00AM

Wheelchair user "had to crawl up cinema stairs"

...regate people in this way." According to Fire and Disability 2008: special report, service providers and emplo... | news | 15 Aug 2008 12:00AM

Government announces what Equality Bill will NOT cover

... an indication of what will NOT be covered by the legislation. In its response to the Discrimination Law Review... | news | 23 Jul 2008 12:00AM

MSPs consider House of Lords ruling on pleural plaques

...November, in time for the Queen’s Speech if new legislation is drafted. | news | 4 Sep 2008 12:00AM

HSE announces timetable for regulation changes

...e administrative burden resulting from explosives legislation by extending the maximum periods of validity of e... | news | 8 Aug 2008 12:00AM

Landmark case "opens floodgates" for discrimination claims

...olleagues with non-disabled children. She claimed disability discrimination on the basis that she was associat... | news | 17 Jul 2008 12:00AM

Discriminatory advertising - can a potential job applicant bring a claim?

...iscriminate unlawfully on grounds of sex, race or disability (although currently not age, religion/belief or s... | case | 14 Jul 2008 12:00AM

New health and safety bill continues through House of Lords

...at was available to the courts under the existing legislation were fines.” It is the fifth time a Bill to rai... | news | 9 Jul 2008 12:00AM

Businesses "still confused" by minimum wage increases

... potential cost implications associated with this legislation. Almost a third of small business owners and mana... | news | 5 Sep 2008 12:00AM

Disabled air passengers to be protected by new measures

...r operators to refuse a booking on the grounds of disability or to refuse to board a disabled person who has a... | news | 23 Jul 2008 12:00AM

Employers retiring employees at 65 at risk of age discrimination

...a "box ticking" exercise is undertaken. The above legislation permits employers to terminate an employee's empl... | briefing | 21 Jul 2008 12:00AM

Maternity and pensions: legal obligations "still unclear"

...08). However, they act as a reminder that current legislation is far from clear.What is new?The changes relate ... | news | 7 Aug 2008 12:00AM

Employment issues hotly debated at legal conference

...compared with that of someone who does not have a disability. Read more about this case>> Michael Ball, an e... | news | 3 Jul 2008 12:00AM

When will health and safety offences lead to prison?

...ld be an option for breaches of health and safety legislation.Speaking to Workplace Law Network Keith Hill, MP ... | news | 17 Jun 2008 12:00AM

New equality law will lead to more Tribunals, warns expert

...ployers are well-versed in all the discrimination legislation and statutory instruments that have come out over... | news | 27 Jun 2008 12:00AM

Blunkett: Work until incapable

...orce, “particularly given the health and safety legislation requiring employers to minimise the health and sa... | news | 5 Sep 2008 12:00AM

Does your business sell to consumers or to other businesses?

...state. The bad news however is that as this is EU legislation there are a lot of new, European-style definition... | briefing | 16 Jun 2008 12:00AM

BSIA warns on new Battery Directive

...ted, treated and where possible recycled.This new legislation covers portable batteries such as torch batteries... | news | 4 Sep 2008 12:00AM

Weight Watchers: welcome in your workplace?

... with eating disorders, as these may constitute a disability.”Jayn Bond, Head of HR at Workplace Law, commen... | news | 4 Sep 2008 12:00AM

Volunteer health and safety must be protected

...that they are also protected by health and safety legislation.There are currently 45,000 voluntary organisation... | news | 3 Sep 2008 12:00AM

Strike action over comparable pay announced

...uld include publishing pay scales.Under exisiting legislation, individuals can only make equal pay claims if th... | news | 28 Aug 2008 12:00AM

M&S suspends ‘whistleblower’ worker

High street retail giant Marks & Spencer has suspe | news | 28 Aug 2008 12:00AM

Pleural plaques: Government consults on future of claims

...the Scottish Government, which recently announced legislation to make sure that people with pleural plaques can... | news | 9 Jul 2008 12:00AM

Fire certificates: "not worth the paper they're written on"

...e. Clearly even after such a big loss and the new legislation the message had not reached home here."Fire safet... | news | 23 Jun 2008 12:00AM