Skip over navigation

Search results for Disability Discrimination Guidance Released

Subjects

Formats

Services

28 results found showing 1 - 20

  1. New disability guidance for adult education providers

    The Disability Rights Commission (DRC) have released a Code of Practice this week, aiming to reduce inequalities experienced by disabled students in the post-16 sector. The Code of Practice has been produced following changes to the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) last September, which now make it an offe...

    News | 28 Jun 2007

  2. It’s a WRAP

    ...emerge. Only time will tell whether these proposals will have the desired effect on business confidence, recruitment, and, ultimately, the economy. But even if these aims are achieved, will it be at the expense of an erosion of our existing framework of employment protection and access to justice? disability discrimination. It is likely that the number of age discrimination claims will continue to rise in 2011/12 due to the abolition of the DRA. Employers who wish to continue to require employees to retire at a set age, whether 65 or otherwise, will need to be able to objectively justify operating a re...

    Magazine issue | 2 Nov 2011

  3. A new age?

    ... which we hold dear. We will not tolerate any form of potentially unlawful behaviour, as our approach to the SFO has demonstrated. The company deeply regrets what has passed, but has learned from the experience and has emerged stronger as an organisation." 35019 Autistic employee awarded £1.3m in disability discrimination case An autistic senior member of staff has settled a disability discriminationclaimfor£1.3m, understood to be one of the largest settlements reached for this form of discrimination. The case was settled under a confidential agreement but the employee's solicitor says that the City ...

    Magazine issue | 5 Sep 2011

  4. The Social Network – 12 years of the Workplace Law Conference

    ...that has seen Clive attend every conference for each of the last 11 years. We even let him come free for the 10th year as a gesture of goodwill!" Changes Looking back over the years, there are recurring themes, and one topic that many in FM were very concerned about was the impact of changes to the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) in 2005, and in particular the physical adjustments to a building under Part III of the Act. The fact that service providers are `required to take reasonable steps to modify physical features of premises that make it impossible or unreasonably difficult for disabled people ...

    Magazine issue | 1 Mar 2011

  5. Same old: has health and safety really changed after the Young review?

    ...MMENT The Government will have to throw its weight behind the Green Investment Bank if it is to be a success, says Tim Smith. 34 DETERMINING DISCRIMINATION Advice from legal experts, James Willis and Susannah Gilmartin at Thomson Snell & Passmore, on how the Equality Act could influence claims for disability, sexual orientation, sex and race discrimination. 45 END NOTE Kelvin Reynolds of the British Parking Association on Government plans to outlaw wheelclamping on private land. 22 CULTURE ChANGE Steve Williams, Head of Equality and Diversity at ACAS, talks to Sara Bean about the regulatory and cultu...

    Magazine issue | 1 Nov 2010

  6. Employers could be denied access to staff medical reports

    ...must comply with guidance from the GMC to maintain their registration. There are various situations where it may be necessary for an employer to seek a medical report on a member of staff; for example, to ascertain what reasonable adjustments may be needed for an employee who is disabled under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995, or to ensure that they are fairly dismissing someone on long-term sick leave under the Employment Rights Act 1996.  Previously, where an employee was referred to an occupational health doctor who had not treated them before, they could give the employer a report without th...

    News | 18 Nov 2009

  7. The Diversity Dilemma

    ...nuary ­ 26 March 2010 2. Blended 14 January ­ 26 March 2010 3. fast-track 9 November ­ 11 December 4. Distance learning Study when you want A look at BREEAM In-Use ­ the new scheme developed by the BRE; and implications of a recent decision by the Danish Government on occupational cancers. 34 DISABILITY IN THE WORKPLACE The Disability Discrimination Act (1995) provides specific protection and rights for disabled workers to which employers must comply, Pam Loch explains. 44 CLIENT FOCUS: MIND THE GAPS Workplace Law is helping to ensure health and safety standards match the higher educational stand...

    Magazine issue | 2 Nov 2009

  8. Wheelchair user "had to crawl up cinema stairs"

    ...f Hereford's Access for All scheme, told the BBC they had been campaigning "for years" to get the cinema to improve disabled access: "Just because a kid is in a wheelchair shouldn't mean they can't enjoy the same things as others. They should not segregate people in this way." According to Fire and Disability 2008: special report, service providers and employers are required to take reasonable steps to modify physical features of premises that make it difficult for disabled people to use the service or work in the premises. Physical features include the fabric of the building or the built environment, i...

    News | 15 Aug 2008

  9. How much does it cost to kill someone at work?

    ...rt of all employers to check their contracts and procedures comply. 8871 8519 October 1st New anti-discrimination body A new Commission for Equality and Human Rights (CEHR) will be created on 1 October under the Equality Act 2006. Existing equality commissions Commission for Racial Equality (CRE), Disability Rights Commission (DRC) and Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) will merge to form the new CEHR. The CEHR will inherit the roles of the existing Commissions and have new powers to enforce anti-discrimination legislation more effectively and promote equality. In particular, its remit is to encourag...

    Magazine issue | 1 Sep 2007

  10. Occupational health: an unnecessary expense?

    ....workplacelaw.net enter the four-digit code in the search box and link direct to the latest information forum Subject Registered joined: Dec 2005 Share views, comments and experiences or put your questions to other members of the Workplace Law Network in our popular discussion forum... Magazine disability issue -- setting a poor example? read. There are other benefits to producing publications in an electronic format too. The February issue of Workplace Law Magazine pointed out the growing importance of energy and environmental issues. I believe that magazine was published on recyclable paper but su...

    Magazine issue | 1 Apr 2007

  11. CDM special

    ...tos. 7861 7393 Coming up in December 1st From 1 December it will be an offence to use an unlicensed gangmaster. 7772 · · · · The delayed pensions provisions contained in the Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006 come into force on 1 December. 7697 4th The new code of practice from the Disability Rights Commission (DRC), relating to changes in the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA), comes into force. From 4 December new provisions under the DDA 2005 will be implemented. Meaning: · · · · · a new disability equality duty is placed on public sector authorities; disabled people will have ...

    Magazine issue | 1 Mar 2007

  12. What is reasonable adjustment?

    ...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 people have equal access to services, but two years on it seems businesses don't really give a damn about whether their service is accessible or not. Where the US leads, Britain often follows -- yet when it comes...

    Magazine issue | 1 Dec 2006

  13. £20 if you can prove you’re competent

    ...tos. 7861 7393 Coming up in December 1st From 1 December it will be an offence to use an unlicensed gangmaster. 7772 · · · · The delayed pensions provisions contained in the Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006 come into force on 1 December. 7697 4th The new code of practice from the Disability Rights Commission (DRC), relating to changes in the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA), comes into force. From 4 December new provisions under the DDA 2005 will be implemented. Meaning: · · · · · a new disability equality duty is placed on public sector authorities; disabled people will have ...

    Magazine issue | 1 Nov 2006

  14. Mug’s game? Excessive risk aversion

    ...lying. 7398 7357 7732 · · 1st December 7772 From 1 December it will be an offence to use an unlicensed gangmaster. The delayed pensions provisions contained in the Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006 come into force on 1 December. 7697 7697 4th 17th The new code of practice from the Disability Rights Commission (DRC), relating to changes in the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA), comes into force. From 4 December new provisions under the DDA 2005 will be implemented. Meaning: · · · · · a new disability equality duty is placed on public sector authorities. disabled people will have ...

    Magazine issue | 1 Jul 2006

  15. The sex issue

    ...ding the Avon and Somerset Police force's recruitment policy, Paul Quain looks into the issue of positive discrimination. 17 Access v. egress: the 18 inclusive environment dilemma HIV discrimination 20 Mark Hillier looks at the difficulties and questions raised by providing disabled access. The Disability Discrimination Act 2005 placed new responsibilities on employers to prevent HIV and AIDS related discrimination in the workplace. Katy Brown asks: are you doing enough? LEGAL UPDATE Case law 24 Legal experts offer employers their advice on recent case law Clinic 31 Is it an employer's responsibil...

    Magazine issue | 1 May 2006

  16. Padlocking of fire exits is a serious offence

    ...ses managers, chartered surveyors, architects, maintenance personnel, landlords and tenants, the conference provides detailed practical guidance on key issues including: Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 Fire Precautions (Workplace) Regulations 1997 and Amendments 1999  Disability Discrimination Act 2005 Proposed amendments to the Building Regulations: Part B   New case studies and much more More information can be found at http://www.workplacelaw.net/eshop/product_info.php?product_id=447 Workplace Law Group is also able to carry out fire risk asses...

    Case | 16 Nov 2005

  17. H5N1 Bird Flu: Are you playing chicken with your company’s future?

    ...hat is an employment tribunal? Employment tribunals are independent judicial bodies which determine disputes relating mainly to individual employment rights. Employment tribunals have powers to determine nearly 70 different types of complaint, including complaints of unfair dismissal, race, sex and disability discrimination, unauthorised deduction of wages, breach of contract and redundancy pay. (Source: Employment Tribunals Service) Employers need to recognise that, in the first instance, prevention is the answer to avoiding tribunals. There is no doubt that the best advice to employers is that they mu...

    Magazine issue | 1 Mar 2006

  18. Playing with numbers: TUPE special issue

    ...t/eshop · The NEBOSH London course begins on 22 March, running for 13 weeks 0870 777 8881/ www.workplacelaw.net/eshop · The NEBOSH Cambridge course begins on 23 March, running for 13 weeks 0870 777 8881/ www.workplacelaw.net/eshop · The Department for Work and Pensions' consultation paper on the Disability Discrimination Bill closes on 18 March april 6th April is the first of two months in the year when the Government introduces new employment legislation (the other is October). Changes coming into effect this spring include: · The Information and Consultation of Employees Regulations 2004 will com...

    Magazine issue | 1 Mar 2005

  19. 2005: getting to grips with the legal year ahead

    ...questionable. As Kathryn Gilbertson of Greenwoods Solicitors points out, `You'll always have responsible companies and others that fly by the seat of their pants.' Also high on the Government's agenda next year is the issue of discrimination. Perhaps most significant is the publication of the draft Disability Bill, which will force employers to reconsider their approach to mental illness in the workplace. The stigma attached to mental illnesses and a general lack of understanding have meant that the issue has been poorly dealt with in the past. But the removal of the requirement for mental conditions to...

    Magazine issue | 15 Dec 2004

  20. Internships – Are you breaking the law?

    ...acing the future. 06 LEGAL CALENDAR Key legislative dates for 2011. heaLth and saFety and enViROnMent uPdate 07 NEWS HSE delivery plan includes charging regime from April 2012; and the Waste Regulations 2011 have now taken effect in England and Wales. 9 15 COMMENT The Equality Act's `costly dual discrimination rules' have been dropped by the Government as part of a drive to cut down on red tape, but does that expose employees to harassment? asks Smair Soor. groups, but will new positive action legislation change all that? asks Laura Allner. 24 Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007, is f...

    Magazine issue | 3 May 2011

Top Info centre