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Employment in 2007 - the year that was
© Workplace Law Group 2007 All rights reserved Employment in 2007 the year that was Employment in 2007 the year that was As is traditional at this time of year, we will recap on the employment law developments over this past year. Whereas we have not seen any revolutionary new legislation coming into force, there have nevertheless been some interes...
News analysis | 21 Dec 2007
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The year of living dangerously
...TSON SANDS Based on a true story. All the characters are real and no actors have been used in the production of this piece. Highly commended: PPA Magazine of the Year 2005 interactive business and professional Highly commended: AOP Online Publisher of the Year 2005 - business IN EVERY ISSUE: EMPLOYMENT LAW, HEALTH & SAFETY, PREMISES MANAGEMENT CONTENTS legal calendar 06 Letters 07 Keep tabs on legal developments, events, training and conference dates coming up over the next six months Workplace Law Magazine readers air their views on the legal issues affecting their businesses The year of livi...
Magazine issue | 1 Dec 2005
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HSE announces: 228 work-related deaths in 2007-2008
Provisional figures of work-related fatal injuries in Great Britain, issued by the HSE today (30 June), reveal that 228 workers lost their lived as a result of incidents at work in 2007-2008. This is 19 less work-related deaths than in 2006-2007, where 247 workers died. There has been a slight increase in the number of workers killed in t...
News | 30 Jun 2008
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2007 will be the ‘Year of Equal Opportunities for All’
The year 2007 has been designated the "European Year of Equal Opportunities for All", part of which will be a feasibility study to look at possible new measures to complement existing EU anti-discrimination legislation. With this in mind four core objectives have been set for the year: Rights - to raise awareness of the right to equality and non-discrimination, and the problem of multiple discrimination. The year aims to make groups that are at risk of discriminatio...
News | 2 Jan 2007
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Internships – Are you breaking the law?
...ients throughout the UK to find professional candidates for permanent and interim management positions. If you have vacancies in FM, building services, health and safety or HR, please contact us in confidence for discreet specialist support on 01223 431075 or email neil.mcdiarmid@workplacelaw.net. eMPLOyMent uPdate 13 NEWS The default retirement age begins phasing out process; and positive action rules extended to recruitment and promotion. 45 END NOTE David Sharp explains why Workplace Law supports the `Yes to Fairer Votes' campaign. teChniCaL 36 THE DATA HEALTH AND SAFETY: Cotswold Geotechnical Hol...
Magazine issue | 3 May 2011
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Same old: has health and safety really changed after the Young review?
...employment law. 14 COntinuinG PROfessiOnaL deVeLOPMent 30 fIRST AID fACTS Tanya Bartram and Simon Toseland describe employers' responsibilities for first aid within the workplace, and the impact of changes brought in last year to first aid training. poor reference, causing her prospective new employer to wit...
Magazine issue | 1 Nov 2010
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Rise in compensation claims
...ques have improved. Doctors are now able to diagnose asbestos-related diseases at an earlier stage. Patients are increasingly diagnosed whilst still alive and given access to specialist legal advice. Solicitors are then in a position to obtain a detailed witness statement dealing with the patient's employment history and asbestos exposure, which will assist in tracing the relevant employer(s). The Compensation Act has made it easier for an employee to claim damages against one employer in circumstances where he has been negligently exposed to asbestos by a number of employers. Workplace Law Group, Seco...
News analysis | 23 Mar 2010
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The Diversity Dilemma
...rimination 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 standards of Newnham College, Cambridge. EmPLoYmENT uPDATE 13 NEWS Racial discrimination in recruitment still exists towards ethnic minorities; and Royal Mail plans to hire up to 30,000 temporary staff not illegal. 22 THREE YEARS OF THE RRO The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 came into force on 1 October 2006. Fire management expert, Pet...
Magazine issue | 2 Nov 2009
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Is the recession impacting workplace health and safety?
Results of a new survey from the British Safety Council (BSC) have suggested that the recession is having a significant effect on health and safety in the workplace, which could put lives at risk. Results have revealed that one in ten workers is fearful of raising concerns about health and safety issues in the current economic climate and one in 12 workers feels under pressure from their boss to take ...
News | 12 May 2009
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Number of age discrimination claims triple in a year
...es will soar in the years ahead. This follows the introduction three years ago of legislation outlawing age discrimination. Melanie Thomas, a solicitor at discrimination law specialists Palmer Wade, says: "It takes a while for people to understand they have new rights." Gillian Shaw, a solicitor at employment law specialists Ledingham Chalmers LLP, explains: “There is now a financial incentive to look for an alternative to straightforward unfair dismissal, because age discrimination, like sex and race discrimination, does not have an upper limit on the compensation which can be claimed.”Scott’s vi...
News | 8 Dec 2008
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Reality bites: managing in a recession
workplacelaw The exclusive magazine for premium members of the Workplace Law Network Reality bites Taking care of business in a tough economic climate: special report Managing in a Recession NOVEMBER 2008 Issue 42 Man of steeles: Employment lawyer Oliver Brabbins. Page 24 Risky ventures Assessing the dangers of travel abroad. Page 22 Better with age? Redundancy How to cut your workforce and keep on the right side of the law. Page 12 Reducing your overheads: Considering the alternatives to redundancy. Page 28 Plus: Legal calendar ...
Magazine issue | 6 Nov 2008
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Social worker fooled employers with dodgy references
...e Care Standards Tribunal has expressed concern with the workings of three councils, after a man managed to pursue a career as social worker using fake credentials.In a case which the tribunal said “highlighted a number of basic failings by employers” Christopher Onyeka Nwokoro was able to gain employment from October 2005 to May 2006 with three different council employers.However a chain of enquiries, brought about after Mr Nwokoro applied for registration with the General Social Care Council (GSCC) in June 2005, revealed a number of issues with the reliability of information he had provided in his...
News | 28 Aug 2008
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Employers retiring employees at 65 at risk of age discrimination
... European judges this month after the High Court referred the case the European Court of Justice in July 2007. The case raises many important issues for employers and may prove to provide a landmark judgment. Unlike the weather there was one thing that employers could do and be certain of since the Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006, came in to force in October 2006; and that was to be able to compulsorily retire their employees on reaching the age of 65 or over, provided a "box ticking" exercise is undertaken. The above legislation permits employers to terminate an employee's employment at age ...
News analysis | 21 Jul 2008
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Perk of the job? Managing the risks faced by loneworkers
workplacelaw The exclusive magazine for premium members of the Workplace Law Network Perk of the job? managing the risks faced by loneworkers LONEWORKING SPECIAL JUNE 2008 Issue 38 Interview: Social Services on methods to protect loneworkers from danger. Page 18 Legal update: Managing the employment relationship with remote workers. Page 28 Missing presumed dead What really happened to loneworking estate agent Suzy Lamplugh? Page 14 Cut off Maintaining lines of communication with loneworkers. Page 10 Plus: Legal calendar | Case reports Clinic | Challenge and more ... "DOES thE GROWING tREN...
Magazine issue | 5 Jun 2008
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Employment law is changing - but don't tell anyone how
workplacelaw The exclusive magazine for premium members of the Workplace Law Network Employment law is changing But don't tell anyone how (Thanks Private Eye!) EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS MAY 2008 Issue 37 Uncovered: What will the Government do next in its employment law overhaul? Page 10 workplacelaw The exclusive magazine for premium members of the Workplace Law Network We got it wrong! Apolog...
Magazine issue | 13 May 2008
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Facefacts: The real cost of social networking to your business
... briefings, special reports, guides, and the magazine online! COMMENT 07 FROM THE COALFACE Bursar Martin Newlan says that there are now so many different pieces of legislation he is tempted to stop reading all the advice. THE DATA 36 NEW THIS MONTH! Five pages of key statistics and information on employment law and health and safety. 28 CLINIC Premium members have their queries over retirement and redundancy answered by the experts. 11 TO BE GREEN, OR NOT TO BE GREEN, THAT IS THE QUESTION Facilities Manager Philip Jeffs: "I want to see governments agreeing whether global warming exists, and if so de...
Magazine issue | 16 Oct 2007
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Employment Tribunals: back to the future?
... Government £120m a year... They cost business £290m a year... But the number of disputes reaching tribunal is higher than ever! PLUS: PROPOSED PATERNITY LEAVE -- THE IMPACT ON BUSINESS OF FATHERS TAKING 26 WEEKS STUDYING HR THROUGH E-LEARNING · NATIONAL MINIMUM WAGE BEHIND THE SCENES AT A MOCK EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAL THE SHAKE-UP OF THE TRIBUNALS SYSTEM FEATURING: Highly commended: PPA Magazine of the Year 2005 & 2006 -- interactive business and professional Highly commended: AOP Online Publisher of the Year 2005 -- business IN EVERY ISSUE: EMPLOYMENT LAW, HEALTH & SAFETY, PREMISES MANAGEMENT In ...
Magazine issue | 1 Jul 2007
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London’s burning, where’s the engine?
... OCTOBER 2006 ISSUE 21 London's burning, Fire safety law reform: filling in the missing pieces engine? where's the Highly commended: PPA Magazine of the Year 2005 & 2006 interactive business and professional Highly commended: AOP Online Publisher of the Year 2005 - business IN EVERY ISSUE: EMPLOYMENT LAW, HEALTH & SAFETY, PREMISES MANAGEMENT CONTENTS Legal calendar 06 Fire, fire... 08 1 October has been designated as a Common Commencement Date. Check that you are ready for all the events and legal developments coming into force this month. Employers looking for a complete picture of how moves...
Magazine issue | 1 Oct 2006
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Religious beliefs: should employers cater for all faiths?
...ers cater for all faiths? DOES EVERYONE KNOW THERE'S A FIRE? Disability discrimination meets health and safety SOUNDING OFF New Noise at Work Regulations MIGRANT WORKERS Are you exploiting illegal immigrants? Plus: Freedom of information, asbestos, vibration, business continuity IN EVERY ISSUE: EMPLOYMENT LAW, HEALTH & SAFETY, PREMISES MANAGEMENT CONTENTS P8 06 07 08 LEGAL CALENDAR Upcoming legislative developments, consultations, conferences, training, publications and important diary dates for the six months ahead CONTENTS LETTERS Readers share their views on the legal matters affecting their ...
Magazine issue | 1 May 2005
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2005: getting to grips with the legal year ahead
... at work New duties to protect employees' hearing `Fat' discrimination Could overweight employees be considered disabled under DDA? Private life Do employees have a duty to behave outside of work? Corporate killing Will businesses be held responsible for workplace fatalities? In every issue: employment law, health & safety, premises management Contents 06 News The latest legal developments affecting the workplace and those to look out for in the upcoming months Looking ahead to the New Year 09 Letters New! Workplace Law Magazine readers comment on and argue with the issues we've raised so far...
Magazine issue | 15 Dec 2004
