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Extension of right to time off when care arrangements are disrupted
Employers are sometimes frustrated by employees who frequently take time off when problems occur with their arrangements for care of a child or dependent. Following a decision of the Employment Appeal Tribunal, far greater care will have to be taken if disciplinary action for absence of a carer is considered. The decision in Harrison v. The Royal Bank of Scotland Plc (2008...
Case | 6 Oct 2008
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Swine flu - the worst still yet to come?
...t a member of staff submits to a medical examination in circumstances where it is thought that an individual may be malingering an issue that may become more prevalent if the Government follows through on its proposal to extend the self-certification period for Statutory Sick Pay (and, by common extension, for contractual sick pay) to 14 days. The stated purposes of this change are to prevent infected employees feeling obliged to return to work when still unwell, and to alleviate pressure on GPs. Workplace Law Group, Second Floor, 1 Daedalus House, Station Road, Cambridge CB1 2RE t 0871 777 8881 f ...
News analysis | 6 Aug 2009
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48: How the 48-hour working week could push employers to the max
workplacelaw The exclusive magazine for premium members of the Workplace Law Network How the 48 hour working week could push employers to the max WORKING TIME SPECIAL FEBRUARY 2009 Issue 44 Interview: Gary Titley, Leader of Labour's MEPs, on the Working Time Directive. Page 20 Navigating the Globe Fire risk assessing the only thatched building in Lond...
Magazine issue | 5 Feb 2009
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Internships – Are you breaking the law?
...sions beyond the immediate workplace and would have forced employers to www.istockphoto.com 15 Employment law update | Legal update employment law legal update In-depth guidance on legal issues ... Right to request plans shelved Kevin McCavish, Shoosmiths It was confirmed in the Budget that an extension to flexible working rights would not take place this April as expected. The right to request flexible working currently applies to employees who are parents of children under 17 (or 18 if the child is disabled) and to carers of certain adults. This is not an absolute right to work flexibly; only th...
Magazine issue | 3 May 2011
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Open for Business
...o help secure a conviction against a company carrying out construction work, following the death of an employee. 40 CLINIC Workplace Law members ask the experts for advice on fire. 16 LEGAL UPDATE Common Commencement Date: 6 April 2010 listings; employers have just under a year to prepare for the extension to statutory paternity leave and pay; and employment regulators can be notified of whistleblowing claims brought in tribunals. 09 COMMENT John Holden, new President of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) hears of the Tories' health and safety review at the recent IOSH conferen...
Magazine issue | 4 May 2010
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Headache? Try new and improved law and regulation!
...oyment law. 09 EmpLOymENT ACT 2008 bEyOND DISpuTE RESOLuTION The Employment Act 2008 has become synonymous with the repeal of the statutory grievance and disciplinary procedures, but it also contains a number of other changes, says David Walker. 20 mISSION CONTROL Despite financial turmoil, an extension of the right to request flexible working is still going to go ahead this April. Jamie Beatson spoke to BERR to find out why. Guarantee your team has the right skills now and in the future. Sign up free today at www.safety-health-expo.co.uk 12 - 14 May 2009. Halls 1 & 2. NEC Birmingham Show Partne...
Magazine issue | 1 Apr 2009
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Soap star: The hygiene special issue
...to the public before the Corgi register ends on 31 march. 17849 ApRIL 2009 The right to time off for employees serving in a wider range of civic roles is extended. the existing legislation allows employees reasonable time off during working hours to go to meetings or to carry out their duties; the extension increases the number of roles to which this applies. 16886 6 april Statutory sick pay increases from £75.40 to £79.15. this entitlement is limited to 28 weeks in a three-year period. 17202 Despite concerns it would be postponed because of the economic downturn, the right to request flexible wor...
Magazine issue | 3 Mar 2009
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Perk of the job? Managing the risks faced by loneworkers
...oyees or contractors -- to work in this way. Demands on employers to operate more sustainably, for example, is cause for businesses to consider whether they require employees to travel to the premises every day or whether they could work just as -- or even more -- productively at home. And with the extension of the right to request flexible working to parents of children up to 16 years of age -- an estimated 4.5 million additional people -- that was announced on 15 May, organising work around the needs of the workforce is set to change the way we work further still. There are other factors influencing ...
Magazine issue | 5 Jun 2008
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The world in your hands?
workplacelaw The exclusive magazine for premium members of the Workplace Law Network A new decade: It's now in your hands inSide thiS iSSue JAN/FEB 2010 Issue 52 Strike action Wonderful Copenhagen? Analysis of the discussions and decisions reached during the Climate Change conference. interview: Ali Moran, Chair of the BIFM People Management Special In...
Magazine issue | 8 Jan 2010
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Buncefield disaster: the aftermath and what you can learn from it
workplacelaw The exclusive magazine for premium members of the Workplace Law Network the aftermath and what you can learn from it BUNCEFIELD spECIaL IssUE disaster Buncefield The planner Peter Power on Olympic-sized emergencies, and what to do about them. MAY 2009 Issue 47 Evacuate! The contingency plans to save city centre businesses in an emergency....
Magazine issue | 5 May 2009
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What is reasonable adjustment?
... Are you well adjusted? 16 Mental health: the last 20 workplace taboo? Are you ready for DED day? 24 LEGAL UPDATE Case law 26 Legal experts offer their advice to employers on the implications of recent case law. Clinic 32 Working past 65 request: Can we specify how long the employee's contract extension should be? Technical guidance 28 Analysis 34 P26 The Disability Discrimination Act 2005 -- implementation of stage two; Managing health and safety risks at corporate events; and Religious discrimination: implications of Amzi. Attitudes to energy efficiency workplacelaw 3 New course dates for...
Magazine issue | 1 Dec 2006
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Mug’s game? Excessive risk aversion
...s changes to the eligibility rules so that all women who qualify for ordinary maternity leave (OML) also qualify for additional maternity leave (AML), meaning that all mothers will be able to take a year off work. Other employee benefits relating to maternity/paternity/adoption leave include: · An extension to paternity leave. Fathers will have the right to a maximum of 26 weeks' additional paternity leave, paid at the statutory flat rate for up to three months if the mother returns to work before taking her full entitlement to SMP or MA. `Keeping in touch days' for women to work or access training fo...
Magazine issue | 1 Jul 2006
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Stress management special
...hts Pfizer UK Maria Hazard's enlightened approach to employee well-being Criminal records What do you really know about your employees? Commonhold New opportunities in freehold property management In every issue: employment law, health & safety, premises management Stress Has the perception of stress in the workplace become too anti-employer? management Contents 06 News The very latest in workplace legal developments and important legislative dates for your diary the stress issue 10 In at the deep end Mark Eltringham asks: has the perception of stress in the workplace become too ant...
Magazine issue | 1 Nov 2004
