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Employee convicted alongside company for health and safety offences
An employee and a company have been convicted of health and safety offences after another employee lost his hand in a machine. The incident happened on 5 March 2007 at the Ammeraal Beltech Limited plant. The HSE prosecuted the company, Ammeraal Beltech Ltd, and production operative Graham Parker.HSE inspector ...
Case | 20 Aug 2008
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Employee convicted alongside company for health and safety offences
...w would not be required if we could all exercise some common sense. Why leave a machine without a guard ? It was irresponsible and dangerous. Health and Safety is everyones business and its not until something like this happens that the penny finally drops. Yes employers have a duty of care but employees also need to ensure their practice doesnt harm anyone else.
Comment | 21 Aug 2008
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Employee convicted alongside company for health and safety offences
It's not quite as simple as that unfortunately Anne. The article does not go into too much detail, but in my experience employees are placed under pressure on a regular basis and it could well have been the case that he had tried to rectify the situation and had been told there were no funds available; we just do not know. As to H&S being 'common sense' I think we need to be very careful about using this phrase. It is oft...
Comment | 22 Aug 2008
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Employee convicted alongside company for health and safety offences
Managers/supervisors let alone employees are going to need some form of insurance underwriting or bond if at risk of litigation along side employers. No wonder employers finding it increasingly difficult as potential management become more averse to taking on responsibilities of management/supervision roles due to the not insignifica...
Comment | 21 Aug 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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Open for Business
...want more or less from a new administration? 30 teChniCAL 38 THE DATA EA: VWS' fine highlights the direct financial implications of breaching environmental law. EAT: Circumstances constituting constructive dismissal. 15 COMMENT Has the CIPD got it right that employers should not be concerned with employees' own beliefs? asks HR Consultant, Suzanne McMinn. 27 SCREEN TEST Michael Stephens and Norman Mortell on why organisations that use employment agencies must ensure they have robust screening processes and policies in place. 08 CASE LAW TV documentary footage has been used to help secure a convict...
Magazine issue | 4 May 2010
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3 strikes and your fire's not out!
...s an inappropriate concession. This is most probably right and employers should also bear in mind that the concession was made before the amendment to the Regulations made by the Equality Act 2006. Before the Equality Act 2006 the Employment Equality (Religion and Belief) Regulations 2003 protected employees and contract workers from less favourable treatment on the grounds of religion or "similar philosophical belief." This gave rise to confusion about whether a philosophical belief needed to involve the belief in a god, or be non-secular in nature. To clarify matters, with effect from 30 April 2007,...
Magazine issue | 8 Nov 2007
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Health hazards: keeping a lid on panic
...reless network scare stories? Page 11 Plus: Legal calendar | Clinic | Case reports | Technical guidance ... Contents In this issue ... LATEST 05 EDITORIAL Communicating effectively in a crisis is vital. Get it wrong and, not only will the press have a field day with your reputation, but existing employees could flee in fear of what else they might be exposed to, and, with your reputation in tatters, you would have serious trouble recruiting new staff. 06 LEGAL CALENDAR Key legislative dates and events taking place during February and March reason for concern, asks Robert Fife, Head of Health and ...
Magazine issue | 1 Feb 2008
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It’s a WRAP
...es. Next course date 6 February 2012, London 09 COMMENT Alison Doig, Senior Climate Change Advisor at Christian Aid, explains how far from coherent the Coalition Government is on tackling global warming. COntinuinG PROfessiOnaL deVeLOPMent 30 DIGITAL DISTRACTION If digital distractions mean your employees are having trouble completing work, you need to develop a strategy to help them cope, says David Lavenda. 40 CLINIC Workplace Law members ask the experts for advice on key management issues. Course benefits n Understand how and to what extent your business interacts with the environment n Apprec...
Magazine issue | 2 Nov 2011
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The Social Network – 12 years of the Workplace Law Conference
...e of whistleblower protection in the UK, and what employers need to do next. 14 CASE LAW Journalist jailed over £370,000 fraud; and senior bank worker sentenced after lying on CV. "The policy of making a pub less attractive to gay customers constituted direct discrimination against an openly gay employee." P.45 3 www.workplacelaw.net workplace law executive centre workplace law group workplace law health and safety Accredited Centre 561 NEBOSH COURSES workplace law FOR 2011 workplace law human resources environmental NEBOSH NATIONAL GENERAL CERTIFICATE Choose from one of four study modes t...
Magazine issue | 1 Mar 2011
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Dealing with bogus claimants
...es at work, n Waste mangement n Work-related upper limb disorders (WRULDS) and much more! Employment Law and Human Resources Handbook 2010 Includes information on: n The Agency Workers' Directive; n Disciplinaries and grievances; n Employment Tribunal statistics 2008/09; n Blacklisting and vetting employees; n The new Points Based immigration system; n Employees' expenses; n Alternatives to redundancy; n Holiday leave whilst sick; n Swine flu; n The Equality Bill; n Work experience, n Internships and apprenticeships and much more! 09 COMMENT A massive rise in flexible working needs to be managed car...
Magazine issue | 1 Mar 2010
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How much does it cost to kill someone at work?
workplacelaw know-how to manage your workplace SEPTEMBER 2007 ISSUE 30 The workplace death toll How the amount of legislation, size of the workforce and health and safety spend affect numbers of deaths Behavioural safety Is examining why employees behave unsafely the key to strong health and safety culture? The top 20 health and safety d failures of the last 10 years Highly commended: PPA Magazine of the Year 2005 & 2006 ommended: Y ctive -- interactive business and professional ommended: r busine sine iness Highly commended: AOP Online P...
Magazine issue | 1 Sep 2007
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R v. Beckingham: case closed
...members of the Workplace Law Network. For more information call our membership team on 0870 777 8881 Strange, unexpected, but 100% real, Dodging Bullets is packed full of some of the most intriguing questions around, and reveals the answers to queries such as: Do we have to provide facilities for employees to pray at work? Can we dismiss someone for being too fat? Is our employees' underwear causing static shocks in the workplace? Is smelling of cigarettes a sackable offence? Is there a maximum working temperature? Collated from the popular Workplace Law Network forum and online advice services, Dod...
Magazine issue | 1 Sep 2006
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The Diversity Dilemma
..., Peter Reading, discusses its impact so far. 45 END NOTE With the make-or-break Copenhagen climate conference coming up, Philip Hardy, Green Party County Councillor, shares his views. TEChNiCAL 38 THE DATA EMPLOYMENT LAW: In two recent cases, the High Court and the Court of Appeal agreed that an employee is entitled to be accompanied to an internal disciplinary hearing by their lawyer. 24 I FEEL FINE Sara Bean talks to a Liverpoolbased charity about a new programme it has devised to improve employee wellbeing. 46 DIARY Coming soon from Workplace Law. 14 CASE LAW Booking line: 0871 777 8881 Buy ...
Magazine issue | 2 Nov 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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Mug’s game? Excessive risk aversion
...MANAGEMENT CONTENTS Legal calendar 06 Letters 07 Mug's game? 08 Upcoming legal developments, events, training and important diary dates for the next six months. Workplace Law Magazine readers air their views on the legal issues affecting their business. In a culture where £200 is spent teaching employees how to make a cup of tea safely it seems that employers are becoming increasingly risk averse in order to prevent being sued. Is this health and safety overkill or a sensible precaution? Katy Brown reports. Gay banker sues HSBC 13 for discrimination No more nine to five? 14 Greg Campbell comment...
Magazine issue | 1 Jul 2006
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Who's looking at you?
...d conference dates coming up over the next six months 07 LETTERS Workplace Law Magazine readers air their views on the legal issues affecting their workplaces 08 WHO'S VIEWING YOUR DATA? Has the move from more traditional working methods towards all things electronic exposed the workplace and its employees to endless security risks? Do you know how safe your confidential data is? P14 13 STANDARDS ARE ON THE INCREASE Do health and safety standards get in the way of your business rather than assist it, asks David Sharp 14 NOT A SHRED OF EVIDENCE Failure to securely dispose of information relating t...
Magazine issue | 1 Jul 2005
