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Employee Assistance Programmes: worth the effort?
© Workplace Law Group 2008 All rights reserved Employee Assistance Programmes: worth the effort? Employee Assistance Programmes: worth the effort? The issue of sickness absence has attracted a good deal of attention in recent months, with businesses increasingly recognising its effect on productivity, not to mention the personal impact on the people affected, their families and colleagues. S...
News analysis | 16 Dec 2008
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Same old: has health and safety really changed after the Young review?
...nths ahead... NOVEMBER 2010 The Ministry of Justice's consultation, to find out the views of Uk companies on guidance on the new Uk Bribery Act, comes to a close on 8 November. The new law, which will come into force in April 2011, will introduce a corporate offence of failure to prevent bribery by employees working for a business. The Ministry of Justice says "It will ensure the UK is at the forefront of the battle against bribery and encourage businesses to bring in safeguards to prevent bribery". The Bribery Act consultation exercise will gather the views of interested parties on the Act and help s...
Magazine issue | 1 Nov 2010
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Buncefield disaster: the aftermath and what you can learn from it
...oes live on 12 October 2009. From then, if an employer hires someone to work with children or vulnerable adults, the employer will have to check their ISA status to determine whether or not to employ them. 14933 A right to request time off for training will be introduced. A new Bill will give each employee the right to request the relevant training they need to improve their skills and to have these requests properly considered by their employer, much in the same way as flexible working requests currently have to be considered. 17708 a-Z Use the Regulation finder for further information on any of t...
Magazine issue | 5 May 2009
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Employment Tribunals: back to the future?
...4 The part driving incidents play in the UK's health and safety record. 21 The future of health and safety Facilities Manager John Shaw says no one will want to be the first convicted for a "serious management failure at a senior level". 22 24 Best behaviour Tim Marsh reveals how examining why employees behave dangerously is the key to an improved health and safety culture. Health and safety in the UK: a real manifesto for change Chris Streatfeild puts forward ideas to make a real change to health and safety in the UK. workplacelaw 3 Facilities Managers All you need to know about Building Reg...
Magazine issue | 1 Jul 2007
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The sex issue
...ct 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 responsibility to make sure employees take a rest break? Technical guidance 26 Analysis 34 P24 In-depth legal guidance on: `Rolled-up' holiday pay unlawful but is there anything to worry about?; Redundancy: how to do it right; and Family-friendly rights: proposed reforms. Are fleets failing when it comes to health and safety? ...
Magazine issue | 1 May 2006
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Has the HSE lost its bite?
...Regulations introduce: · a widening of the scope of the Regulations to cover cases where services are outsourced, insourced or assigned by a client to a new contractor (described as `service provision changes'); a new duty on the old transferor employer to supply information about the transferring employees to the new transferee employer (by providing what is described as `employee liability information'); special provisions making it easier for insolvent businesses to be transferred to new employers; provisions which clarify the ability of employers and employees to agree to vary contracts of employ...
Magazine issue | 1 Apr 2006
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No smoking? Employers face the costs of kicking the habit
...ments affecting workplace management NO SMOKING? Employers face the costs of kicking the habit CODE OF CONDUCT The Code of Conduct has had little impact and Government is likely to follow through threats to legislate, Catherine Edwards reports SEXUAL POLITICS You would never dream of allowing an employee to be referred to in a racist manner, so why treat someone of a different sexual orientation to the same sort of abuse, asks Alan Masson P18 P14 MUDDLING ALONG Employers frustrated by an employee's inability to carry out seemingly simple tasks should ask themselves whether that employee could be ...
Magazine issue | 1 Apr 2005
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Occupational health: an unnecessary expense?
...e 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 comes down to simple maths. On average, each of your employees costs you over £500 a year because of sickness absence. Using an occupational health service can cut a company's sickness absence in half. Take a close look at what occupational health has to offer: it covers a multitude of issues, from health surveillance to stress management. Caroline Merz look...
Magazine issue | 1 Apr 2007
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Have we binned your Workplace Law Magazine?
...d caused 35,000 deaths. However, rather than this being a one-off, the heatwave in the summer of 2003 may well be a sign of things to come. According to research, by 2080 every August could be that hot. But what would a heatwave mean for a workplace? Aside from the obvious (higher absence levels as employees head to the beach, less productivity, etc.) it could also lead to the introduction of a maximum workplace temperature. Every time there is a hot spell, unions call for the introduction of a maximum workplace temperature; during the 2003 heatwave, for example, the TUC called for a maximum working t...
Magazine issue | 7 Apr 2008
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Smoking ban special
...07 Forum Thoughts and opinions from Workplace Law Network members on a hot topic. 14 Smokebusters Under the smoking ban local authorities will have wide ranging powers, including powers of entry, legal penalty and prosecution. What exactly will this mean in practice for businesses? Will Council employees be swooping into action wherever and whenever someone lights a cigarette? Nick Jordan spoke to three local authorities, across Scotland and England, and asked them how enforcement works for them LEGAL UPDATE 26 Case law Legal experts offer their advice to employers on the implications of recent c...
Magazine issue | 1 Jun 2007
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£20 if you can prove you’re competent
... law. Clinic 32 Should I ban the wearing of open-toe shoes in the office for health and safety reasons? Technical guidance 28 Analysis 34 P24 istockphoto.com Stress in the workplace: Protection from Harassment Act 1997; Immigration update; and an overview of energy regulations for UK business. Employees' attitudes to data theft workplacelaw 3 New course dates for 2007 Sign up today Workplace Law is the specialist advisor to the BIFM on employment law, health and safety and premises management Managing Safely Certificate NEBOSH National General Certificate Venues across the UK High pass rate...
Magazine issue | 1 Nov 2006
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Licence to… protect your workplace?
...falls of the tribunal process. Nick Jordan considers the important issues that employers need to take into account when offering car parking facilities. LEGAL UPDATE Case law 24 Legal experts offer their advice to employers on the implications of recent case law. Clinic 31 What should I do if an employee on maternity leave wants to return to a much lesser role and pay? Technical guidance 26 Analysis 34 P24 In-depth legal guidance on: damages in the Employment Tribunal: Polkey reductions; Construction Industry Scheme: gearing up for changes; and References and the law: employers' duties. Attitud...
Magazine issue | 1 Jun 2006
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H5N1 Bird Flu: Are you playing chicken with your company’s future?
...ew fire legislation into force. Caroline Merz addresses the areas of the new law that still aren't clear Workplace Law's seventh successful annual facilities management event gave delegates a series of key action points to implement during 2006 and beyond LEGAL UPDATE Case law 26 Clinic 32 Can an employee's wife drive him to appointments? Legal experts offer their views on the implications of recent case law for employers P26 Technical guidance 28 Analysis 34 In-depth legal guidance on: giving employers the Bill for violent crime; difficult personalities: a fair reason for dismissal?; and Housing ...
Magazine issue | 1 Mar 2006
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CDM special
... smile!' According to HSE figures around half a million people claim to be suffering from work-related stress, making it the second biggest cause of occupational ill health. The average annual days lost per case of stress is 31 days. Under UK law, employers have a legal duty of care to ensure their employees are not harmed by work-related stress. They also have a duty to assess the risk arising from hazards at work, including stress. Recent high-profile legal cases, brought against employers for unreasonable workplace stress, highlight the importance of recognising and dealing with stress in an organi...
Magazine issue | 1 Mar 2007
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Energy management special issue
... saving one". What will this mean for business? How `green' is your workplace? 16 The issue of sustainability, and creating a sustainable workplace, is one that is growing in importance as energy efficiency gets placed on the business agenda. But can an FM juggle becoming sustainable with keeping employees involved and happy? Patrick Dye finds out. Every little helps ... 20 Tesco is leading the way in exploiting renewable sources of energy, in line with aims highlighted in the Government's 2006 Energy Review. Katy Brown explores the actions the retailer has taken to make stores more environmentall...
Magazine issue | 1 Feb 2007
