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Campaign to get young people talking about safety at work
...ut health and safety through dance, film, design, music and drama. It will also be re-launching its Speak Up, Stay Safe campaign this summer. Figures show that a young person is seriously injured in the workplace every 40 minutes. A spokesperson for the British Safety Council said: “Talk to your children; make sure they understand the risks that they could face in unfamiliar surroundings. As parents, teachers and employers we need to be socially responsible and educate them.” Anthea Dennis’s son died during his first week at work. She says of young people: “They are so eager to please and do...
News | 23 Jun 2011
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How would you deal with indecent images of children at work?
The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) is campaigning to stamp out the downloading and distribution of indecent images of children in the workplace. On Monday, it launched its 'Wipe it Out' campaign, following alarming research conducted by the IWF revealing that 74 per cent of companies surveyed would not report employees caught downloading indecent images of children to the police. The survey of 200 UK IT managers also fou...
News | 11 May 2005
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Harsher penalties affect driving at work
...gerous condition for the second time in four years will be disqualified from driving for not less than six months.The maximum penalty for failing to stop a vehicle operated mechanically, if requested to by a police officer will increase from £1,000 to £5,000.The maximum fine for not ensuring that children in the rear seat of vehicles are wearing seat belts will increase from £200 - £500.Any penalty points received for failing to allow a sample to be subjected to a laboratory test will now remain on a licence for 11 years instead of four.
News | 25 Sep 2007
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How much does it cost to kill someone at work?
...opular forum and online advice services. What do you think? Please comment on or argue with anything you read in Workplace Law Magazine Visit www.workplacelaw.net/forum workplacelaw 7 Work kills more people than war; one death every 15 seconds, 6,000 a day; 2.2 million people, including 22,000 children, die worldwide each year from work-related causes; most workplace deaths are due to exposure to toxic chemicals; exposure to asbestos kills over 100,000 people each year -- although it is banned in 25 countries, 150 still use it. Some startling statistics. Death in the workplace is costly -- but th...
Magazine issue | 1 Sep 2007
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Driving at work: new rules for child seats
From Monday 18 September employers may need to revise their driving at work policies to take into account of new legislation to improve the safety of children in vehicles. Although the issue is most significant for businesses involved directly in transporting children, any company which provides company cars or allows their staff to use their own vehicles for company business should consider how the change might impact on their legal responsibility. Mo...
News | 13 Sep 2006
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Employers failing to protect pregnant women at work
... says employers must fulfil their legal obligations and protect both pregnant women and those who return to work while breast-feeding. The regulations on new and expectant mothers at work are very important. Many hazards in the workplace can affect the health and safety of both groups and their children, and therefore working conditions previously considered acceptable may no longer be suitable when a worker is pregnant or breast-feeding. Because pregnancy usually goes undetected for the first few weeks, employers should identify hazards and risks for all female employees of childbearing age, ...
News | 23 May 2005
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Older staff resented at work
...older people, Anchor is launching ‘Grey Pride’, a nationwide petition to 10 Downing Street calling for Britain to appoint a dedicated minister for older people. Jane Ashcroft added: “Within the Government’s equality agenda there is a dedicated minister for women, the disabled and children, but none for older people, who represent nearly 25% of the population. Anchor’s Grey Pride campaign will redress the balance, reclaim growing old as a positive experience and break down the barriers preventing older people leading happy, fulfilling lives.”
News | 20 Apr 2011
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Employers urged to support breastfeeding at work
...der companies to take these steps but says “Wider society, including employers, has a role to play in supporting families. The Department of Health will work in partnership with employers to encourage breastfeeding-friendly employment policies, through pilots involving an acute NHS, over 300 children’s centres in areas with low breastfeeding rates, a primary school and a secondary school.” It is thought that bosses will be encouraged, but not compelled, to set up areas where mothers can breastfeed and to supply fridges or cool boxes to store expressed milk, as well as to allow worker...
News | 30 Nov 2010
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BMA Calls for Action on Passive Smoking at Work
...ate on workplace smoking, criticising the Government for a lack of action to protect passive smokers at work and in public places. A new report from the BMA tries to quantify the risk, claiming that there are over 20m people in the UK who are vulnerable to health risks from passive smoking, plus children and old people, who are particularly vulnerable. The report is supported by Action on Smoking and Health (ASH), which commented to the BBC: "Our aim, and theirs, for many years has been for an end to smoking in workplaces and public places. If they move that on by strength of argument and by the...
News | 6 Nov 2002
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Anger at work can be a good thing, research suggests
Mark, My husband is a cabinet maker and has employed people in the past, I asked him what he thought, he agreed with me. Obviously if safety is an issue then you sort it out very quickly by explaining the consequences rather like you do with children when telling them something for the first time. People are not as stupid as the suits like to think and shouting is bullying especially when the same person would not dream of shouting at an architect or whatever it was the article stated. It smacks of the class thing and it's about time th...
Comment | 31 Aug 2011
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Older staff resented at work
... please get yourself upset or offended by my opinion. Which by the way is exactly that...opinion. As are all of your thoughts and beliefs. To reiterate. If you read my post you will notice I didn't "blame all parents" but I do firmly believe that in a world where our education system is failing our children, we could sit and blame the teachers, government etc etc or we could actually take responsibility and guide them ourselves. I do COMPLETELY understand there is no definitive book on good parentage and that there are exceptions to the rule so I am not knocking anyone’s ability at being parents. I ...
Comment | 5 May 2011
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Older staff resented at work
Are 'Blairs Children' worse than 'Thatchers Children'? Discuss. Personally I think the self absorption and focus of the former, at the expense of anything with 'social' in the title (such as provision, care, conscience etc) is a natural consequence of the latter. We (that is those of us in our late 40's and early 50's)...
Comment | 5 May 2011
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Older staff resented at work
I am surprised that someone with seven children has time to engage with this thread let alone contribute in the workplace. I bow to far superior knowledge of child-rearing. I could neither afford nor want so many additions to my family. However, I personally have found that once a child reaches around 8 years' traits picked up at school appear t...
Comment | 4 May 2011
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Older staff resented at work
I did clearly state there are some exceptional young people out there who work hard and are respectful. But two points, It's too easy to blame all parents, some of whom I personally know to to have 'nurtured' but have lost their children to society and their desire for cultivated celebrity status or material worth. The gossip media implies that if you're not a celebrity or rich you're not successful. Secondly, to Chris, now who's making ageist assumptions? What makes you think i'm not aged between 18 and 24? Admittedly my photo ...
Comment | 4 May 2011
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Older staff resented at work
... their 'skills' which simply highlights the lack of in-to-work support provided by universities. Essentially though the buck stops with the parents. I'm sorry to say it but the majority of what makes up a child’s personality is nurture not nature. Rather than blaming society for disrespectful children it might be worth looking closer to home. For what it's worth, as a 23 year old that has been in work since 16 years of age. The majority of the time the direction of age discrimination certainly does not flow upwards! I have worked VERY hard to get to the position I am in and still I am paid a l...
Comment | 4 May 2011
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Older staff resented at work
...d a twenty four year old by a previous marriage. My experience of young people and raising them is not, as you suggest, limited to the youngest of the young. I am in a position, however, to judge how the very young people see the world that is providing them with examples of how to behave. Children get much of their behaioral traits from their parents; however they are greatly influenced by the way that people treat them too. If old people refuse to show the slightest regard to young people then resentment will follow. This will be as true in the workplace with older teens as it is anywhere...
Comment | 3 May 2011
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Older staff resented at work
Chris, With respect you have "young" children and you really do not yet know how they will mature. I have a 19-years-old and he certainly does not resemble the 8-years-old who held my hand tightly not so very long ago. Yes I agree all old peole do not pass around the Werthingtons originals either. All I can say is wait and see how your own chi...
Comment | 3 May 2011
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Older staff resented at work
...person who complains at the faults of the old... there is an older person doing exactly the same thing about the young. Worse still... once they get to a certain age older people even believe that they no longer have to be courteous or considerate in their dealings with other people. I have young children who are routinely pushed out of the way in the supermaket because the selfish old people simply can't slow down for a minute... even worse when my kids step aside or move to make an older person's life easier do they say "thank you"? No they do not. Older people are largely rude, obnoxious and see...
Comment | 3 May 2011
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Men should get a better deal at work, says study
...ish companies should review and revise company policy to take family responsibility into account, and 79% believe fatherhood actually makes a man a better employee for an organisation. According to the study of 300 senior executives, 73% believe that men don’t take enough leave when their children are born, with half of working dads polled admitting that they feel “uncomfortable” taking time out for family commitments. In fact, 22% of men told TheLadders.co.uk that they didn’t take any paternity leave when their children were born, stating that they were either not allowed or felt...
News | 18 Jun 2009
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Risk of violence at work ‘low’, says HSE
Now then Alan, are we talking about those prosecuted to a claim, those reported or those unreported everyday incidents of workplace "approval deprivation" and/or stressful abuse that insidiously grinds down most teachers ? The limited social skills of the children are accepted and of course they are going to use terms of endearment in ordinary conversation to teaching staff yet are carefull to ensure the flying objects are not actually directed too close to their teacher as they do understand the consequences of making contact. It is the management that c...
Comment | 26 Jan 2011
