Search results for Employers’ Liability (Compulsory Insurance) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
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Call for tougher stance on employers’ liability insurance
...loyers are required to display a certificate of employers' liability insurance at each place of work, although measures were brought into force in October 2008, which meant that certificates no longer had to be displayed as hard copies, or kept for the previously-enforced minimum of 40 years. The Employers’ Liability (Compulsory Insurance) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 now allow employers to display the certificate online, so long as it is readily available to all employees. The Regulations also allow employers to keep the certificate displayed in the workplace if this is easier. Airmic, which represents risk managers and insurance buyers, including around ...
News | 14 Jul 2010
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Employers reminded of legalities of taking on apprentices
...mployers are required to display a certificate of employers' liability insurance at each place of work, although measures were brought into force in October 2008, which meant that certificates no longer had to be displayed as hard copies, or kept for the previously-enforced minimum of 40 years. The Employers’ Liability (Compulsory Insurance) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 now allow employers to display the certificate online, as long as it is readily available to all employees. The Regulations also allow employers to keep the certificate displayed in the workplace if this is easier. Most organisations frame copies of their certificates and hang them in staff ...
News | 26 Jan 2010
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New rules on employer insurance liability certificates
...at each place of business.However from tomorrow (1 October), employers will be able to comply with rules governing liability insurance certificates so long as the certificate is made available in electronic format, and is reasonably accessible to relevant employees.The new rules are outlined in the Employers’ Liability (Compulsory Insurance) (Amendment) Regulations 2008. A further change to the previous Regulations has removed the requirement to retain policy certificates for a period of 40 years.The new move has been taken in order to cut levels of administration in businesses. The Department for Work and Pensions currently holds a campaign to reduce these admini...
News | 30 Sep 2008
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Employer liability insurance certificates: rules to change
... penalty of up to £1,000 for failure to display and provide a copy of a certificate to an inspector on request. However, a review by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) estimated that the total cost to UK business of the requirement to retain and display the certificates is £71m. The Employers’ Liability (Compulsory Insurance) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 therefore allow employers to display the certificate online, so long as it is readily available to all employees. The Regulations also allow employers to keep the certificate displayed in the workplace if this is easier. The removal of the requirement to display the certificate is part of the ...
News | 14 Jul 2008
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Changes to compulsory insurance regulations angers MPs
The announcement that employers will no longer be required to retain their employers’ liability insurance policy for 40 years has been met with outrage by MPs and asbestos groups alike. The Employers’ Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Regulations 1998 require employers to display one or more copies of the certificate at each place of business, "reasonably protected" from being d...
News | 16 Jul 2008
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Certificates of employers' liability insurance could go from staff kitchens to intranets
...ired to insure against liability for injury or disease to their employees arising out of their employment. Failure to do so carries a penalty of up to £2,500 for every day without appropriate cover. Under the Employers' Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Regulations 1998, employers must retain each employers’ liability certificate for 40 years, although there is no penalty for non-compliance. In addition, one or more copies of the current certificate must be displayed at each place of business and be "reasonably protected" from being defaced or damaged. To find out more, download the analysis now »...
News analysis | 18 Jun 2008
