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  1. Good news from Europe?

    © Workplace Law Group 2007 All rights reserved Good news from Europe? Good news from Europe? Does the EU's failure to adopt the Temporary (Agency) Workers Directive ("TAWD") mean the end of attempts to give temps and contract workers more employment rights? As widely reported, the Temporary (Agency) Workers Directive ("TAWD") came before the Employment Council of t...

    News analysis | 7 Dec 2007

  2. Buncefield disaster: the aftermath and what you can learn from it

    ... learnt that have relevance to business right across the board. Caroline Merz reports. 18 24 CLINIC Workplace Law members ask the experts for advice on health and safety issues. 06 LEGAL CALENDAR Key legislative dates taking place in May and June. NETWoRK 16 uNIvERSITy ChALLENGE ­ ThE hEIGhT Of GOOD hEALTh AND SAfETy How the University of Hertfordshire's Department of Estates, Hospitality and Contract Services is working with Workplace Law to assess the health and safety risks of working at height. ChaLLENgE 22 EvACuATE ThE CITy! In the event of a major incident in a crowded city centre, an e...

    Magazine issue | 5 May 2009

  3. A new age?

    ... beams ­ a serious safety failing for both Compass and Kaltenbach. 35089 www.workplacelaw.net Health and safety update | Comment Members and affiliates share their thoughts and opinions ... Counting the cost of safety failings Gordon MacDonald, Programme Director, HSE It's well recognised that good health and safety is good business. But some firms mayseektogainshort-term competitive advantage by cutting corners and putting workers and the public at risk. However, as early as April 2012, this may be set to change when, for the first time, those who break health and safety laws will pay their ...

    Magazine issue | 5 Sep 2011

  4. Survival of the fit note?

    ...implifying the pre-qualification process when engaging contractors / consultants, to name but a few. Then of course there is the economic issue. There is always going to be a certain cost element in order to achieve compliance. However, these costs are insignificant compared to failing to implement good safety management. A study undertaken by the HSE in the early 1990s shed some light on the practical and financial consequences for businesses following accidents at work ­ the costs for one company totalled 37% of annualised profits, while another suffered losses accounting to 5% of running costs...

    Magazine issue | 5 Jul 2011

  5. Internships – Are you breaking the law?

    ...sed wider concerns on the legality of hiring staff without offering any form of remuneration. As the feature on p.18 reveals, only 12% of managers interviewed for a recent survey who had heard of internships understood that offering unpaid placements may actually mean they are breaking the law. The good news for employers is that there have been a surprisingly low number of prosecutions for non-compliance with National Minimum Wage laws regarding unpaid internships. However, the increased media exposure on the role of internships could threaten to expose employers to litigation in the future, so i...

    Magazine issue | 3 May 2011

  6. Grinding to a halt: Why Government policy risks bringing business to a standstill

    ...ant 3. Refresher Revisit key topics from the Managing Safely course 9 February 2011, London 06 LEGAL CALENDAR Key legislative dates for 2011. heaLth and safety and enViROnMent uPdate 07 NEWS Employers advised to take steps to prevent slips and falls on their property; and depression not seen as a good reason for time off. 26 the first monetary penalties for breaches of the Data Protection Act; and serial litigants warned they could be liable for costs. 44 26 AChIEvING ExCELLENCE M Moser has worked on some of the most prestigious refurbishment projects in the country. With the help of Workplace...

    Magazine issue | 4 Jan 2011

  7. Same old: has health and safety really changed after the Young review?

    ...ture beginning on p.18, including experts' views of the review, and the opinions expressed in the Workplace Law forums. Aside from addressing the over-regulation of health and safety amongst low hazard businesses, the review also tackles the compensation culture, including a proposal to introduce a Good Samaritan Clause into law, which would ensure that people would not be held liable for any consequences `due to well-intentioned voluntary acts on their part'. This issue is also raised in the First Aid Facts feature beginning on p.30, where Simon Toseland argues that as the UK has a much less liti...

    Magazine issue | 1 Nov 2010

  8. Sweeping changes

    ...' of an individual or social group.' In order to achieve the project aim, a number of key outputs will be delivered: · Designanddeliveryof four workshops ­ one workshop to be hosted by each partner organisation. · Creationofanelectronic web-based system ­ to facilitate European-wide exchange of good practice in fire risk assessment and management. · Designanddeliveryof the Fire Risk in Europe Conference 2010. Three of the four project workshops have already been delivered, with the last workshop scheduled to be held in Finland in September. A detailed handbook is being produced to document ea...

    Magazine issue | 1 Jul 2010

  9. The Diversity Dilemma

    ...evout working population, which includes Hindus, Sikhs, Jews, Buddhists and Muslims. Employers need to uphold a fine balance between supporting those from minority faith groups without alienating their (nominally or practicing) Christian colleagues. So, as we enter the Christmas period, it may be a good time for employers to address the diversity dilemma. Another major issue for employers in the lead up to Christmas is negotiating the party season. It sometimes seems that behaviour that would not be deemed acceptable during the rest of the year ­ staff with hangovers, drinking at lunchtime ­ bec...

    Magazine issue | 2 Nov 2009

  10. Changes to Workplace Law Magazine

    ... place in Autumn 2009. HeaLtH aNd safety uPdate 07 NEWS Swine flu contingency plans needed; tackling driver tiredness; danger and delay in Pleural plaques decision. 28 fixed-term worker wins permanent contract. confidential information within the NHS is a massive undertaking, reports Anthony Pearlgood. 22 NetwoRk 34 fORUM fOCUS A brand new section aimed at ensuring our network member's views have a regular place in Workplace Law Magazine. 08 CASE LAW Red Bull Company Ltd fined £271,800 after failing to recover and recycle packaging waste; and a company is fined £25,000 for roofer's death. 1...

    Magazine issue | 1 Sep 2009

  11. Deaths at work numbers fall to all-time low

    ...ht in to make life difficult or prevent us enjoying our lives. It’s about preventing true tragedy that destroys lives. Each worker killed in an accident leaves hundreds, even thousands, of people mourning the needless loss of a loved one, friend or colleague. “The fact the figure has fallen is good news, but it still means there’s lots of people who’ve been mourning a loved one this year. The statistics don’t even tell the full story – work-related road deaths claim up to 1,000 lives each year, but are not currently included in Britain’s fatal injury statistics. There are also estim...

    News | 25 Jun 2009

  12. Talents of skilled staff in UK are often wasted

    ... other nations. According to the report, Britain has 3.2 million fluent language speakers, of which only 31% are currently using their languages at work. 2.6 million people have advanced engineering skills in the UK, yet only 42% use these skills, leaving a significant resource of 1.5 million. The good news for the UK is that Britain’s talent performs ahead of all of its European neighbours.  The UK ranks overall number one in the Locations Skills Index within the report, and is in first or second positions in technical IT, engineering, life sciences, financial services, and food technologies....

    News | 28 May 2009

  13. Budget overview: ‘Helping people fairly’ or encouraging employers to discriminate?

    ...£150,000 coming into effect in April 2010. Whilst there might be some advantages in retaining a younger, cheaper workforce, will employers wish to deter experienced high flyers who are likely to be better off financially overseas? Increase in the level of statutory redundancy pay There may be some good news for employees over the age of 24, but only if they are made redundant, as employees can now expect to receive a weekly rate of £380 rather than £350. To put this in context, a 50-year-old employee who has been with a company for 20 years can now expect to receive a maximum redundancy payment...

    News analysis | 24 Apr 2009

  14. Ageing workforce and ill health threaten UK’s future

    ...a real difference to health and healthy living. This report signals clearly to British businesses that unhealthy lifestyle behaviours, such as poor diet, smoking and lack of physical activity, will be a major factor driving up long-term diseases in the working population over the next 20 years. The good news is that these behaviours can all be easily and effectively tackled in the workplace, by encouraging and influencing change."  Bupa's Healthy Work report is the first phase of a two-part study and is designed to provide a clear insight into how the health of the nation’s workforce will chang...

    News | 2 Apr 2009

  15. Have we binned your Workplace Law Magazine?

    ...ial Report www.workplacelaw.net/news/display/ id/14158 7 www.workplacelaw.net www.workplacelaw.net 8 Focus | Case study As Corporate Social Responsibility gains prominence in workplaces across the UK, employers have to look at how they can help out in the community -- not only because it is a good thing to do, but because if they don't do it they could miss out on the good publicity their rival companies will get for doing it. So how can a company make a difference to the community? One way may be to donate large amounts of money, another to hold expensive fundraising parties for rich client...

    Magazine issue | 7 Apr 2008

  16. CDM special

    ...hat you are ready for all the events and legal developments coming into force in February and March. Thoughts and opinions from Workplace Law Network members on a hot topic. Under the new CDM 2007 Regulations the role of the client is changing -- they will now have extra responsibility for ensuring good health and safety throughout the life of a construction project. But is it really fair to shoehorn clients into this new role? Well, actually, yes, says Katy Brown. Whether you consider a building to be `fit for purpose' or not depends on your viewpoint; while a designer might feel it is, an FM who...

    Magazine issue | 1 Mar 2007

  17. Ill health and injuries at work down but fatalities up

    ...ve a responsibility to make sure serious workplace risks are sensibly managed." Maria Anderson, health and safety consultant at Workplace Law, said: “The report confirms that many employers still believe that health and safety is only about legal compliance, and do not understand that at the end good health and safety management is about protecting real people that are exposed to real risks, and positively it just makes good businesses sense. “We could try to understand why fatalities are on the rise: do companies believe that health and safety is a commodity that can be spared during econom...

    News | 3 Nov 2011

  18. Plans to enforce female quotas on boards advancing

    ...e diverse board structure voluntarily, European legislators will enforce quotas in order to increase the pace of change and ensure greater female representation in listed companies across Europe.   Mark Spinner, partner at Eversheds, commented:   “Gender diversity is generally accepted as a good thing and there are now a number of reports which indicate that there is a positive correlation between greater female representation and company (share price) performance. However, once you look outside of political circles, support levels for the introduction of quotas are low, notably amongst co...

    News | 8 Jul 2011

  19. Number of deaths at work falls to all-time low

    ...d 31 March 2010 compared to 178 deaths in the previous year and an average number over the last 5 years of 220 deaths per year.Judith Hackitt, the HSE Chair said:"It's really very encouraging to see a further reduction in workplace fatalities in the past year. This is performance which owes much to good practice, leadership and employee engagement. No doubt the recession has resulted in lower levels of activity in some sectors and a decrease in the numbers of new inexperienced recruits has also contributed to this fall in fatalities."We should also remember that 151 families are mourning the loss ...

    News | 30 Jun 2010

  20. Migrant workers continue to plug skills gap

    ...r outsourcing work to locations abroad, employers are looking to strike the right balance between the skills for the job and the cost reductions needed to meet budget targets. “To help minimise further outsourcing of jobs abroad, the government needs to do all it can to curb rising wage costs. A good start would be abandoning the national insurance contribution increase, planned for 2011, as well as enforcing a real-terms freeze on the National Minimum Wage for adults and an absolute freeze for younger workers between the ages of 16-21.” Mark Williamson, advisory partner at KPMG, said: “It...

    News | 18 Feb 2010

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