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workplacelaw Know-how to manage your workplace 2005 10 steps to get to grips with the legal year ahead Dec 2004 / Jan 2005 Noise 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 ...
Magazine issue | 15 Dec 2004
...action to prevent global warming. But presented with such a big picture, it's difficult for workplace managers to grasp what they can actually do to make a difference. face in implementing a Living Wage. UPDATE CONFERENCE IN ONE DAY Following the success of the 9th Annual Facilities Management Legal Update Conference, Workplace Law is running a strippeddown, one-day event that brings together the very best elements and latest updates from the two-day event. COMMENT 12 THE GREENIES WERE RIGHT! The true vision of sustainability is one of tremendous abundance, where we celebrate the wonderful di...
Magazine issue | 7 Apr 2008
...k Social networking, Facebook, eBay ... The real cost to your business, and what you can do about it :-) INSIDE THIS ISSUE OCTOBER 2007 Issue 31 NEW this month: The data Five pages of key statistics and information, now in every issue Interview: Michelle Mahdon, the Work Foundation Page 20 Plus: Legal calendar | Clinic | Case reports | Technical guidance | Client focus | Comment and more ... WORKING THROUGH THE PAIN BARRIER Shock new report says employees should work their way back to fitness Challenge "We will wear goose fat" Page 30 REPORT The rising cost of employees New rights from 1 Octo...
Magazine issue | 16 Oct 2007
...on more seriously. The HSE defines WRULDs as “problems with the shoulder and arm, including the forearm, elbow, wrist, hand and fingers”. They are commonly caused by repetitive and recurring movements, carried out whilst the worker is in one position, for long periods of time. Employers have a legal duty under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974, and Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999, to prevent work-related WRULDs or to stop existing cases getting any worse. RSI Awareness Day, run by RSI Action, aims to improve awareness and help employers take the necessary s...
News | 22 Feb 2007
...isciplinary and grievance procedures Workplace disputes Face facts Holiday Inn's all-encompassing approach to DDA compliance Battling for hearts and minds How much do you really know about disability legislation? EMPLOYMENT LAW HEALTH & SAFETY PREMISES MANAGEMENT Contents 06 News The latest legal developments and a legislation calendar to keep you bang up to date 10 Face facts The Disability Discrimination Act is about access to services, not just access to buildings 16 Upwardly mobile We profile seven of the people who are changing the world on behalf of disabled people 20 A battle for ...
Magazine issue | 1 Oct 2004
...rk inside this 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 WRA...
Magazine issue | 2 Nov 2011
... leading Network stories ... Page 24 Workplace Law handbook 2010 n Get both the HR and Health and Safety editions for £99.00 with no VAT save an additional 10% if you are a member of Workplace Law Network, bIFM, FMA or RICS n Contents In this issue ... Latest 05 EDITORIAL No win situation. 06 LEGAL CALENDAR Key legislative dates taking place in spring 2010. heaLth and saFety uPdate 07 NEWS Corporate manslaughter fines could run to millions; and `Fit for work' option is removed from fit notes. 18 16 LEGAL UPDATE Time off for training; and screening staff to protect your business the impor...
Magazine issue | 1 Mar 2010
...ou can study when you like, where you like, at the speed you want to. IOSH Distance Learning is a unique webbased training course from Workplace Law, leading to the award of the IOSH Managing Safely Certificate. Contents In this issue ... LAteSt 05 EDITORIAL 2010: A decade of (climate) change. 06 LEGAL CALENDAR Key legislative dates taking place in early 2010. The benefits: n Study anywhere from Dundee to Dover! n Study at a time that suits you n Save your company money by cutting out travelling costs and time spent out of the office n Greater flexibility allows you to study around your ex...
Magazine issue | 8 Jan 2010
... at IOSH. Page 20 Footloose How safe is your employees' footwear? Page 15 Network Rail sparks safety debate over colour of hard hats. Technical: How do you risk assess a trip to an outdoor adventure centre? Page 30 Strung up Risk assessing the World Conker Championships. Page 16 Page 19 plus: Legal calendar | Case reports Challenge | Clinic and more ... contents In this issue ... lATEST 05 EDITORIAL It is often said that the Euromillions lottery draw is easier to win than the National Lottery but this month we are all winners thanks to the great European health and safety giveaway. 06 ...
Magazine issue | 2 Oct 2008
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 ...
Magazine issue | 5 Jun 2008
...l have serious concerns about aspects of the ban -- despite official government guidance. In an attempt to clear the air, Katy Brown explores what these concerns are, as well as looking at how such difficulties were tackled in Scotland, where a similar ban has been in force for a year. REGULARS 06 Legal calendar Ensure that you are ready for all the events and legal developments coming into force in June and July. 07 Forum Thoughts and opinions from Workplace Law Network members on a hot topic. 14 Smokebusters Under the smoking ban local authorities will have wide ranging powers, including po...
Magazine issue | 1 Jun 2007
...how to manage your workplace FEBRUARY 2007 ISSUE 24 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 Forum 07 Energy management more than 08 just tree-hugging? Back to the carbon-saving future 12 Are you up to speed with legal developments taking effect in February and March? Thoughts and opinions from Workplace Law Network members on a hot topic. Combating climate change has moved ...
Magazine issue | 1 Feb 2007
...0 you ever made? Think again! See inside for details 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 Forum 07 The competence game show 08 Check that you are ready for all the events and legal developments coming into force this month. Thoughts and opinions from Workplace Law Network members on a current hot topic. Just how competent are you? Very, judging by the torrent of replies to t...
Magazine issue | 1 Nov 2006
...London Olympia will provide visitors with a holistic view of the challenges of integrated building management. Working Buildings Week is aimed at anyone responsible for the planning, construction, refurbishment, management and maintenance of a working building. Events include: ist kp oc ho om to.c LEGAL UPDATE Case law 26 Legal experts offer their advice to employers on the implications of recent case law. Clinic 32 Is it the title `director' that makes you responsible, or is it the role you play in the day-to-day running of the company? Technical guidance 28 Analysis 34 P26 THE OFFICE INTERIOR...
Magazine issue | 1 Sep 2006
...y improvements, including meeting environmental targets such as the ISO14001 standard or global warming emissions targets; enable a planning application for a new site or for new accommodation on the current site local authorities are increasingly stipulating implementation of a travel plan as a legal condition of giving planning permission; save money on the cost of providing and maintaining parking spaces; release land under car parks for more productive use; enable higher occupancy of existing buildings; cut mileage claims and other business travel costs; reduce staff downtime spent travellin...
News analysis | 10 Apr 2008