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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
...ven the frequency with which everything law-wise in the workplace alters, it wouldn't be a surprise. 06 LEGAL CALENDAR Key legislative dates taking place in April. 24 FocUs 12 DISpuTE RESOLuTION A SLIppERy upWARD SLOpE? In 2004, new rules were brought into force to cut the burgeoning number of Employment Tribunal claims being brought against employers. The result? A 55% increase in claims in two years. 22 nETWoRK 24 fAITh IN ThE fuTuRE Ian Fielder has been in facilities management since he left school and has been with the BIFM since its creation, so who better to steer facilities managers through...
Magazine issue | 1 Apr 2009
... Book review | The data | Clinic Partner profile and more ... Establishing health and safety liability in R v. Chargot Limited. Page 28 NEBOSH National General Certificate: choose your direction STUDY OVER 10 WEEKS Contents In this issue ... LATEST 05 EDITORIAL The worlds of health and safety, employment and premises management are forever changing, but it is not often we have a day where breaking news is quite as significant as on 17 December, when the European Parliament voted on proposed amendments to the Working Time Directive. CLASSROOM IN LONDON 22 FOCuS 12 48: puShING WORKING TImE TO ThE ...
Magazine issue | 5 Feb 2009
...ill have on the workplace if we don't take preventative action. 09 EDUCATION, ENTERPRISE AND EMPLOYABILITY As a big company Ernst & Young is going about corporate responsibility in a big way. THE DATA 38 THIS MONTH'S STATISTICS Five pages of key statistics and information on health and safety and employment law. Sustainable practices can improve your business' reputation and save you money, as highlighted by the `real world' case studies within this report on companies such as Tesco, KPMG, Wal-Mart and Marks and Spencers. This report explains the business case for sustainability alongside the environ...
Magazine issue | 7 Apr 2008
... 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
...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
... Is the extension of maternity leave a step IDENTITY CRISIS backwards for equal opportunities? The changing face of security PORN AT WORK When does downloading pornographic PLUS: Religion in the workplace, material count as sex discrimination? pensions and TUPE, age discrimination IN EVERY ISSUE: EMPLOYMENT LAW, HEALTH & SAFETY, PREMISES MANAGEMENT P8 CONTENTS 06 07 08 14 17 18 22 25 LEGAL CALENDAR Legislative developments, consultations, conferences, training, publications and important diary dates for the six months ahead CONTENTS LETTERS Workplace Law Magazine readers comment on and argue agai...
Magazine issue | 1 Apr 2005
...ir Patel with requesting and receiving a bribe on 1 August 2011 intending to improperly perform his functions. Patel has already been charged with misconduct in public office and perverting the course of justice. He still faces these charges, which relate to other alleged misconduct during his employment,” Hart said. Hart said the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) had "consented" to the charge being brought against Patel. Court action in England and Wales can only be brought for offences under the Act if they are approved by the DPP or the Director of the Serious Fraud Office (SFO). The ...
Case | 2 Sep 2011
.... The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) complains that forcing companies to produce "meaningless statistics" will do little to tackle the underlying causes of inequality, while the Federation of Small Businesses says the plan is "over-prescriptive". Sarah Veale, the TUC's head of equality and employment rights, describes mandatory pay audits as ‘inevitable’:"It makes good business sense and those companies that do so already have found them beneficial. A voluntary approach hasn't worked when we still have cases of overt, illegal sex discrimination.”A spokesman from the Government Equalities ...
News | 6 Jan 2009
© Workplace Law Group 2008 All rights reserved Immigration law impacts on employers Immigration law impacts on employers Over the last few weeks we have noticed an increase in enquiries around business immigration issues, so this week's employment update focuses on the major changes immigration law is currently undergoing and the way in which these changes are impacting employers who wish to employ migrant workers from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland. The new 'Points Based System' (PBS) Last week we briefly touched u...
News analysis | 14 Oct 2008
...It also suggests there should be a protected 'amnesty' period for employers while they took steps to change their pay systems would ensure they could take action without the threat of potential tribunal action. Jenny Watson, Chair of the EOC, commented: "The pay gap, sadly, isn't closing fast enough. We welcome the action plan following the Women and Work Commission. But we also need new legal thinking if we're to tackle this stubborn inequality and speed up the pace of change. “In the generation since the Sex Discrimination Acts and the Equal Pay acts came into force, women have made gr...
News | 30 Oct 2006
... of what is meant. All the terms can mean a variety of different things to different people so a clear definition to each such term can go a long way to resolving the confusion and misinterpretation. The word responsible for example can simply mean 'the named person' or it can mean 'the person with enough knowledge to be able to carry out the duties'. The other problem is that those framing the legislation etc. can have very different definitions in mind or, for example, preferences in proving competence. --- Winner - I have no problem with the 'weasel wording' because these words all mean somethi...
Comment | 2 Nov 2006
The Confederation of British Industry is urging Trade Secretary Patricia Hewitt to resist using the law to bolster unjustifiably the role of trade unions in UK industrial relations. The move comes ahead of key government decisions on the Employment Relations Act and the EU directive on information and consultation. The Government is reviewing the Employment Relations Act 1999, which gave employees new rights to trade union representation. It is also deciding how to implement the EU directive, which requires companies to communicate and con...
News | 31 Jan 2003
...s issue NOV/DEC 2011 Issue 63 Changing times David Sharp, MD of Workplace Law, outlines exciting new plans. Page 22 Rules of RiddOR Latest guidance on reporting of injuries and ill health at work. Page 34 Comment: How green is our government? asks Alison Doig, Christian Aid. Page 9 Legal update: Employment Tribunal reform a step too far? Page 16 Partied out Not every workplace event is incidentfree. Page 27 Plus: News and case round up of the leading FM, health and safety and HR stories ... workplace law environmental Contents In this issue... Latest 05 EDITORIAL It's a WRAP. IEMA accredited...
Magazine issue | 2 Nov 2011
...been shared by claimants and defendants highlights the need for careful planning and risk assessment. In teaching pupils to deal with risk, teachers need to expose them to it, says David Sharp, MD of Workplace Law. 46 DIARY Coming soon from Workplace Law. Revised and updated interactive content eMPLOyMent uPdate 13 NEWS Record demand for migrant workers; and caution against regulatory approach to training. 24 FAITHFUL DECISIONS Amanda Trewhella of Pitmans LLP looks at some pertinent cases relating to discrimination on the grounds of religion or belief. Booking line: 0871 777 8881 Buy online: www.w...
Magazine issue | 5 Sep 2011
... spells out its aims to make the UK a 'zero waste' economy; and the HSE explores relationship between the woodworking industry and nasal cancer. 27 14 CASE LAW Employee refused time off to visit mosque was not discriminated against; and former intern wins right to pay. 34 27 UNRESOLVED ISSUE? The Employment Lawyers Association has some key concerns on the proposals in the Government's Resolving Workplace Disputes Consultation. EAT: The legal implications of dismissing illegal migrant workers are in the spotlight following two recent cases. 1. Classroom 1821 July 2011, London 2225 August 2011, Lon...
Magazine issue | 5 Jul 2011
...base outside the UK. This could leave them struggling to recruit key, highly-skilled employees – and struggling to compete with larger rivals as a result. Forum spokesman, Phil McCabe, said: "We appreciate that immigration is a sensitive issue, particularly in the current climate of high unemployment and strained public services. "However, if the Government is going to restrict economic migration, it should do it in a way which affects businesses of all sizes equally. To give huge multi-national corporations another competitive advantage over small businesses strikes us as being complete...
News | 8 Nov 2010
...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
workplacelaw The exclusive magazine for premium members of the Workplace Law Network on the rise But there are ways to navigate the Employment Tribunal process ETs inside this issue SEP/OCT 2010 Issue 56 Comment: Prevention is better than cure. Page 9 After the dRA: How retirement procedures may have to change. Page 34 Compliance expert Paul Caddick says there's more to electrical safety than PAT testing. Page 22 down PAt Fire dril...
Magazine issue | 1 Sep 2010
...isk is part of life, should be sensibly managed and requires personal responsibility. “It fails to highlight the need to differentiate and demystify the plethora of non-health and safety demands on small and medium sized businesses, such as insurance requirements, grant application forms and employment law. “And it also fails to identify the need to improve civil litigation, so that everyone knows what’s reasonable and important legal principles are appropriately tested.”
News | 4 May 2010