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The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has successfully prosecuted a London accountant for offences under the Data Protection Act. Aziz Arian of Arian & Co Accountants was fined £400 and ordered to pay costs of £518.40, plus a victims’ surcharge of £15 at London City Magistrates Court. Arian must pay a total of £933.40 in fines and costs. The prosecution follows Aria...
Case | 5 Aug 2008
... law environmental IOSh ACCREDITED TRAINING FROM WORkPLACE LAW IOSH Managing Safely Certificate Choose from one of three study modes to suit your individual needs: 1. Classroom 2. distance learning Study when you want 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 Protect...
Magazine issue | 4 Jan 2011
...t agencies undergo a security audit. Page 27 CPd section: Second in our two part guide to absence management; and PPE policies. Page 30 Plus: A new-look data section, news round-up of the leading network stories and special Workplace Law news update ... environmental Management LAW AND PRACTICE London Thursday 20 May 2010 LATEST INFORMATION ON: n Climate change implications for Facilities Managers n Regulatory regime for waste n Waste water n Emissions to air n Contaminated land n Carbon reduction n Energy performance of buildings and Building Regulations n Identifying and managing environmen...
Magazine issue | 4 May 2010
workplacelaw know-how to manage your workplace OCTOBER 2006 ISSUE 21 London's burning, Fire safety law reform: filling in the missing pieces engine? where's the 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 & SAFET...
Magazine issue | 1 Oct 2006
... manage the psychological wellbeing of their staff. Recent high-profile legal cases brought against employers for unreasonable workplace stress highlight the importance of recognising and dealing with stress in an organisation. 6982 September On 28 September Workplace Law will be holding its final London Fire Conference before the new The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order (RRO), the biggest overhaul of fire safety legislation in decades, will come into force 1 October. The main effect of the changes in the RRO will be a move towards greater emphasis on fire prevention in all non-domestic premi...
Magazine issue | 1 Jun 2006
...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. These accredited health and safety courses take place in London and Cambridge from September 2005. 1. NEBOSH: National General Certificate (FM) course dates Peterhouse College, Cambridge, 21 September 9 December 2005. For more information or to book call 0870 777 8881 quoting ref 1989. Kings Fund, London, 21 September 9 December 2005. For more information...
Magazine issue | 1 May 2005
...s takes effect on 1 February 2005. 5133 · Employers' Liability (Compulsory Insurance) (Amendment) Regulations 2004 come into force on 28 February conference on 3 March in Cambridge, call 0870 777 · The IOSH Managing Safety course, Cambridge runs from 14-17 March, call 0870 777 8881 · The NEBOSH London course begins on 22 March, running for 13 weeks. Call 0870 777 8881 · The NEBOSH Cambridge course begins on 23 March, running for 13 weeks. Call 0870 777 8881 The Control of Vibration at Work Regulations must come into force by July 2005 to implement the European Directive ( Physical agents (Vibr...
Magazine issue | 1 Feb 2005
... for health and safety will be high on the agenda in 2006. The Health and Safety Lawyers' Association gives Workplace Law Magazine an exclusive insight. Looking back on the legal developments, cases and events that have had a genuine impact on the workplace this year Have the terrorist attacks on London taught employers to prepare for such emergencies in the workplace, asks Peter Power Employees are increasingly protected against discrimination in the workplace but is this at the cost of the employer's rights? Delegates at Workplace Law's Fire Safety 2005 conferences had the opportunity to ra...
Magazine issue | 1 Dec 2005
...n claims. 08 CASE LAW Cement firm fined £200,000 after explosion death, and company fined for "reckless" waste offences. 16 LEGAL UPDATE Are the proposals for Employment Tribunal reform going too far? And latest figures show a rise in agerelated Tribunal cases. Next course date 6 February 2012, London 09 COMMENT Alison Doig, Senior Climate Change Advisor at Christian Aid, explains how far from coherent the Coalition Government is on tackling global warming. COntinuinG PROfessiOnaL deVeLOPMent 30 DIGITAL DISTRACTION If digital distractions mean your employees are having trouble completing work,...
Magazine issue | 2 Nov 2011
...rimination dismissed at a Tribunal. Mr Kalomoiris accused a female colleague, 68-year-old Bianca Revrenna, at the company's Oxford Street store of slapping his bottom three times. He also claimed he was victimised by his managers 14 when they laughed at him as he reported the incident. The Central London Employment Tribunal found no culture of bullying at the store and found that Mr Kalomoiris 'embellished' his account and that he was particularly sensitive and found things offensive that others would not. Ms Revrenna said she had never slapped his bottom, but had "patted" his lower back in reassu...
Magazine issue | 1 Mar 2011
... that mean for employers? asks Nic Paton. 34 IMMIGRATION RULES Anne Morris provides an employer's guide to the Prevention of Illegal Working rules and the most relevant visa categories under the current points based system. 44 NETWORK NEWS Official opening of the Workplace Law Executive Centre in London; fundraising news; and Head of Health and Safety's registration on the Association for Project Safety. 10 LEGAL UPDATE New flood and water management law; and news of the ANSFR European Project. 22 GREEN WING Colin Malcolm, who joins Workplace Law as its resident environmental expert, talks to Sa...
Magazine issue | 1 Jul 2010
...amatised PACE interview, and a series of brand new films were just some of the ingredients that went into the 11th annual Workplace Law conference and dinner. 44 CLIENT FOCUS: WELL COORDINATED How Workplace Law helped a leading IT firm meet its health and safety requirements when preparing its new London office. teChniCaL 38 THE DATA HSE: In 2008/09 falls from height accounted for 35 fatal accidents at work and around 4,700 major injuries. They remain the single biggest cause of workplace deaths and one of the main causes of major injury. EAT: An experienced accountant, aged 50, who applied for jo...
Magazine issue | 1 Mar 2010
...w.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) A DECADE OF (CLIMATE) ChANGE During the Copenhagen Summit, climate change campaigners congregated at London's Trafalgar Square. A WWF activist told me that not only had she encountered quite a few climate change sceptics but the majority of the public she'd spoken to were uninformed about global warming, but knew it "had something to do with polar bears". This level of ignorance may come as a surprise to...
Magazine issue | 8 Jan 2010
...he party season, Mandy Laurie presents a "Does spirituality have a place in the workplace? Is it the responsibility of the employer to make sure all are treated with equal respect?" P.18 3 www.workplacelaw.net 11th Workplace laW annual conference and dinner 2010 2-3 February 2010, Radisson SAS, London Stansted Editorial Comment from the Editor ... Workplace Law Group Second Floor, Daedalus House, Station Road, Cambridge CB1 2RE T. 0871 777 8881 F. 0871 777 8882 Managing Editor Sara Bean Sub Editor Alex Davies Online Community Manager Gavin Bates Design Gary Jobson Mike Horscroft Cover image Day...
Magazine issue | 2 Nov 2009
...g Editor, Claire Fuller, on why civil liberties should not be taken for granted. Page 22 Plus: an all new data section, and introducing a news round-up of the leading Network stories ... Page 36 Energy efficiency at Blackburn Cathedral. Page 28 Page 24 environmental Management LAW AND PRACTICE London Tuesday, 3 November 2009 LATEST INfORMATION ON: n n n n n n n n n n n Air pollution Climate change Contaminated land Energy performance Environmental Management Systems Environmental Impact Assessment ISO 14001 International Standard Producer responsibility Taxation and fiscal measures Waste man...
Magazine issue | 1 Sep 2009
...measures for using the substance safely to downstream users; n provide a registration dossier to the ECHA primarily to ensure no unnecessary animal testing is carried out; and n get community-wide authorisations for the use of substances considered to be of high concern. 13241 from 7 July 2008 the London Low Emission zone scheme will be extended to include lorries over 3.5 tonnes, and buses and coaches over five tonnes with more than nine seats. The scheme is aimed at the most polluting dieselengined lorries, buses and coaches, and vehicles travelling within the Low Emission Zone must meet the Euro...
Magazine issue | 5 Jun 2008
...esenting a good use of time and excellent value for money. Keep it up!" "Mark Bonemma [who gave a lecture on the sustainable workspace] was an outstanding speaker." As with the highly informative presentations from Sue Innes at ISL Praxis and Mark Bonnema of global furniture Radisson SAS Hotel at London Stansted Airport to learn all about the issues that will be affecting their premises over the next 12 months and they weren't disappointed. So what did the delegates learn about this year? h
Magazine issue | 27 Feb 2008
... of £10,000 for each illegal worker employed. If employers are found to have knowingly hired illegal workers they could incur an unlimited fine and be sent to prison. MARCH 11 March Workplace Law's one-day Fire Risk Management Workshop is taking place on 11 March 2008 at the MI Conference Centre, London. The workshop has been specially designed to give delegates a better The measures, which take effect in February 2008, will make it easier than ever before for understanding of the process employers to carry out checks and for the Border and Immigration Agency (BIA) to deal with involved when unde...
Magazine issue | 1 Feb 2008
...'s draft sustainable construction strategy, which addresses reducing on-site waste, using sustainable materials and increasing skills in the workforce, closes on 30 November. 8898 14 December n The second age discrimination claim against Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer will be heard publicly at the London Central Employment Tribunal on 14 December. Lois Moore is bringing the suit against her former employer after her and a number of other partners felt they had to retire early to take advantage of an outgoing company pension scheme. 8988 the Regulation finder A-Z Usefurther information for on any o...
Magazine issue | 8 Nov 2007
...bans. All this just to ensure that your employees are actually working! Employers are also facing further financial drains as a result of changes to legislation in this month. The National Minimum Wage has risen again, and government is also considering making regional increases so that, in effect, London employees become more expensive -- even on the minimum wage! The recent increase in holiday entitlement is also going to have a significant impact on businesses. For some, the increase has led to genuine concerns over how the business can afford to cover employees' holiday. Next year, holiday entit...
Magazine issue | 16 Oct 2007