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Changes to Workplace Law Magazine
...lacelaw.net David Sharp, Managing Director, Workplace Law david.sharp@workplacelaw.net Simon Toseland, Head of Health and Safety, Workplace Law simon.toseland@workplacelaw.net Printed by Pensord, Tram Road, Pontllanfraith, Blackwood NP12 2YA | Circulation 2,000 (ISSN 1745-0160) Latest | Editorial fIRST AMONGST EqUALS? There's nothing like hearing about how other people have struggled to make you grateful for the civil liberties you normally take for granted. So it is with this month's issue, where we delve into the history of equality legislation and hear about the horrors faced by modern refugee...
Magazine issue | 1 Sep 2009
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Internships – Are you breaking the law?
... 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 Holdings Ltd, the first company to be prosecuted under the 24 NETWORK NEWS Special report from the Workplace Law Annual FM Legal Update and Conference. 46 DIARY Coming soon from Workplace Law. 14 CASE LAW Employee who sent offensive email from home computer was fairly dismissed; and Minister wins right to sue for unfai...
Magazine issue | 3 May 2011
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Employment law is changing - but don't tell anyone how
...ly did that! In case you may not have noticed, we decided last month -- for one month only -- to produce a minimum number of printed pages of the magazine, with a bumper amount of advice and information published in digital format only, downloadable from the Workplace Law Network online. One of the first calls we received on the day the magazine hit was from a member who was genuinely disappointed not have received his full magazine in the post that day. He, like many, had been looking forward to reading it at home and was now going to have to wait until he was in the office to download the digital...
Magazine issue | 13 May 2008
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It’s a WRAP
...tions 1995 are going through some change, says Kate Gardner of Workplace Law. 44 NETWORK NEWS All the latest news from Workplace Law. 22 SHARP'S PROGRESS David Sharp, Managing Director of Workplace Law, talks to Sara Bean about Th!nk FM, the end of the printed magazine, and plans to establish the first Workplace Law international office. eMPLOyMent uPdate 13 NEWS Changes to unfair dismissal rules are announced, along with plans to charge for Tribunal claims, and a warning issued regarding agency workers tips. teChniCaL 38 THE DATA HEALTH AND SAFETY: A case in which a major retailer was fined £...
Magazine issue | 2 Nov 2011
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"We don't serve wheelchairs"
...ONTH'S STATISTICS Five pages of key statistics and information on employment law and health and safety. FOCUS 12 WHERE ARE THEY NOW? The workplace of 30 years ago is barely recognisable to the employers and employees of today's enlightened culture. Sarah Clark goes back in time to examine the very first discrimination cases, what happened to those involved, and the disparity that exists between what was appropriate then... and now. 24 CLINIC Workplace Law Network premium members seek professional advice on disability-related queries. COMMENT 21 WHAT IS A DAY-TODAY ACTIVITY? In the case of Paters...
Magazine issue | 1 Jan 2008
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Same old: has health and safety really changed after the Young review?
The exclusive magazine for premium members of the Workplace Law Network Same old dlo emaS Has health and safety really changed after the Young Review? inside this issue NOV/DEC 2010 Issue 57 Created equal Morale boost How to motivate and engage recession-hit staff. Page 27 CPd First aid provision within the workplace Page 30 Comment: BPA views on Government plans for wheelclamping. Page 45 network news: Including Workplace Law's new 3,000 sq ft HQ. Page 24 Plus: News and case round up of the leading health and safety, FM and HR stories ... ACAS' Head of Equality and Divers...
Magazine issue | 1 Nov 2010
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Open for Business
...rk members' views on the Workplace Law site during the past weeks. 10 ENVIRONMENT LEGAL UPDATE The requirements of the carbon reduction commitment energy efficiency scheme (CRC); and news of a new era for environmental enforcement. fOCus 18 OPEN FOR BUSINESS The general election may result in the first change of Government since 1997. The Labour Government oversaw an influx of employment law what could a change of Government or indeed a Labour return mean for employers? 44 NETWORK NEWS New training centre opens in London; key new appointments increase in-house expertise in Environment, HR and...
Magazine issue | 4 May 2010
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Cultivating success: how to cut costs and stimulate growth
...stand up and be counted? Page 19 COST-CUTTING SpeCIal JUNE 2009 Issue 48 legal update: Updating contracts a way to save money? Page 26 posting successful results Controversial cuts: the Royal Mail story. Page 16 Comment Disability signage: who wants to grope a toilet door? Page 7 Challenge: First corporate manslaughter case hits the courtroom. Page 22 plus: Legal calendar | Comment The data | Clinic | Network News Case law and more ... Contents In this issue ... Disability EssEntiAl lAw AnD PrActicE One-day training course tuesday 23 June 2009, Bonhill House London Access and laTeS...
Magazine issue | 1 Jun 2009
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Buncefield disaster: the aftermath and what you can learn from it
...lf years later, many are still counting the cost. But there are, of course, wider business implications than this one (albeit major) incident. No. 1: A huge percentage of accidents are caused by human error, so you need to ensure you've the right checks and balances to avoid being caught out in the first place. And No. 2: Could you cope if Buncefield happened in your back yard? According to www.londonprepared.gov. uk, one out of five businesses can expect to be affected by a major disruption over the next five years, and, it adds, experience shows that businesses are far more likely to survive a di...
Magazine issue | 5 May 2009
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Identity charade
... it lead to employers trying to obtain `one of each' in their workforce, regardless of talent? Claire Fuller investigates. workplaces cause problems for employers? Claire Fuller spoke to the Solicitor General, Vera Baird MP. 22 Mansfield discovers how she is living up to the challenge of being the first woman in FM for a renowned Dubaian development firm. 08 CASE LAW n Landmark case rules discriminatory pay protection unlawful n Student wins right to wear Kara bangle coMMEnt 07 EquALITy AND DIvERSITy WhAT'S ThE DIffERENCE? Some diversity policies can unwittingly undermine equality by re-enfor...
Magazine issue | 3 Sep 2008
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Contractors: are you watching them?
...specific hazards (e.g. the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 1999, the Control of Lead at Work Regulations 1998 and the Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations 2006). Responsibility for health and safety is therefore already clearly defined in law, which gives rise to one of the first debates surrounding the use of contractors -- if health and safety responsibilities are already so clearly defined, and can't be altered, should specific health and safety h and safety law Duties under healt a scaffold onto a Contractors provided roof, which was 10m fragile, unfenced t a new leak ...
Magazine issue | 16 May 2007
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Mug’s game? Excessive risk aversion
...etent person" and must be "suitable and sufficient". Competency is judged to be a combination of knowledge, skills and experience. All well and good but as with many things related to health and safety there are two arbiters as to who is "competent" and what constitutes "suitable and sufficient" -- firstly the HSE and secondly the courts. I am sure everyone involved in health and safety could look at someone else's risk assessments and suggest improvements, additions or deletions, as there probably is no such thing as the perfect document. If there has been a serious accident or someone is making a...
Magazine issue | 1 Jul 2006
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H5N1 Bird Flu: Are you playing chicken with your company’s future?
...procedures For more information call Worth more than £770 A host of practical standard template policy documents and procedures, in MS Word format for you to customise! 0870 777 8881 workplacelaw 4 10% discount on all products workplacelaw MAGAZINE Kelly Mansfield T. 01223 431 054 What came first... ...the chicken, or the egg on the face of all those who, so convinced that Avian Flu, or what we are fondly now terming bird flu, will never touch us, make no plans to protect their business? Admittedly, the prospect that we will shortly be facing a flu pandemic that will gradually see our workf...
Magazine issue | 1 Mar 2006
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Who's looking at you?
...vid Sharp 14 NOT A SHRED OF EVIDENCE Failure to securely dispose of information relating to staff and customers puts businesses at risk of identity theft and could constitute a breach of data protection law. What are you throwing in your dustbin? 18 SUMMER SCHOOL P18 Students of Workplace Law's first Summer School came away with a comprehensive update on employment law, health and safety, and premises management 20 PART OF THE JOB? Businesses providing a service to the public whether in retail, the health service, transport or education frequently expose their employees to the risk of se...
Magazine issue | 1 Jul 2005
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Religious beliefs: should employers cater for all faiths?
...covery of old electrical and electronic equipment such as TVs, videos, hi-fi and computers. It places requirements on anyone that manufactures, brands, imports, sells, stores, treats or dismantles electrical or electronic products. 5559 · The national minimum wage will rise above £5/hour for the first time from October 2005. The adult rate of the minimum wage will increase from £4.85/hour to £5.05/hour, with a further 6 per cent increase to £5.35/hour in October 2006. 5391 5474 september Workplace Law Training is pleased to announce new dates for its Autumn 2005 NEBOSH and IOSH courses. Th...
Magazine issue | 1 May 2005
