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  1. Are you ready for the WEEE Regulations?

    ...nic and Electrical Equipment) Regulations come into force in less than three weeks (1 July) and by this time, businesses should have the new rules put into place. There will first be a compliance period which runs from July to December 2007 in order to ease businesses in and make sure that they are complying with the new rules. Producers should have joined a Producer Compliance Scheme (PCS), in order to finance the collection, reprocessing and sound environmental disposal of waste equipment, by 15 March. Under the Regulations, from 1 July, producers will be responsible for collecting,...

    News | 6 Jun 2007

  2. Small businesses still unaware of WEEE Regulations

    From 1 July 2007 all of the provisions contained in the EU’s Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive will come into force in the UK. However, despite this deadline being less than four months away, research has suggested that small businesses are still not ready to cope with the new Regulations. In fact, according to IT equipment retailer Wstore, nearly half (47%) of small firms are not aware of, or have even heard of,  the WEEE Regulations. A worrying 60% of respondents were not implementing policies or procedures to cater for the new...

    News | 19 Mar 2007

  3. Getting ready for WEEE

    ...aced by BS EN 50419:2006, providing manufacturers, producers and distributors of electrical and electronic equipment with information on the marking requirements needed to comply with the WEEE Directive. The Government’s consultation on the WEEE Directive closes next week (17 October), but apparently has attracted a lower than expected number of responses. According to the DTI’s Assistant Director for the WEEE implementation team, Debra Huntington, speaking at a conference in London last week: "We've had somewhere in the region of 300 questions but only 41 substantive responses to the...

    News | 9 Oct 2006

  4. What is reasonable adjustment?

    ...hly commended: PPA Magazine of the Year 2005 & 2006 -- interactive business and professional Highly commended: AOP Online Publisher of the Year 2005 -- business IN EVERY ISSUE: EMPLOYMENT LAW, HEALTH & SAFETY, PREMISES MANAGEMENT CONTENTS Legal calendar 06 Forum 07 Reasonable? 08 Check that you are ready for all the events and legal developments taking place in December '06 and January '07. Thoughts and opinions from Workplace Law Network members on a hot topic. In October 2004 Part III of the Disability Discrimination Act placed new responsibilities on service providers to ensure disabled pe...

    Magazine issue | 1 Dec 2006

  5. "We don't serve wheelchairs"

    ... The exclusive magazine for premium members of the Workplace Law Network "We don't serve wheelchairs" How Sir Bert Massie changed the attitudes of a nation DISCRIMINATION SPECIAL DECEMBER 07/JANUARY 08 Issue 33 Changing Faces Henrietta Spalding on disfigurement and discrimination Page 16 Where are they now? Discrimination cases of the '70s and how they've affected your business Page 12 Behind the scenes: Why you should study the Certificate in Employment Relations Page 22 BT: How to design services that "effortlessly include" the widest range of people Plus: Legal calendar | Clinic | Case ...

    Magazine issue | 1 Jan 2008

  6. Smoking ban special

    ...JUNE 2007 ISSUE 28 In this issue... 08 Clearing the air The smoking ban poses a number of serious hurdles for businesses, and many still have serious concerns about aspects of the ban -- despite official government guidance. In an attempt to clear the air, Katy Brown explores what these concerns are, as well as looking at how such difficulties were tackled in Scotland, where a similar ban has been in force for a year. REGULARS 06 Legal calendar Ensure that you are ready for all the events and legal developments coming into force in June and July. 07 Forum Thoughts and opinions from Workplac...

    Magazine issue | 1 Jun 2007

  7. Occupational health: an unnecessary expense?

    contents Legal calendar 06 Forum 07 Occupational health 08 -- a lesson in numbers Occupational health under 14 the microscope Desks and drums 19 and rock `n' roll Feeling first class 20 Check that you are ready for changes to legislation coming into force in April and May. Thoughts and opinions from Workplace Law Network members on a hot topic. `Our workforce is our most precious resource', so why do so many businesses still not invest in occupational health? The business case for investing all com...

    Magazine issue | 1 Apr 2007

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