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  1. National Work from Home Day: the health and safety issues

    ...ractices have important health and safety issues to consider. The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 (HSWA) places duties on employers to protect the health, safety and welfare of their employees whether they are working from home or at the employer’s workplace. As part of Work Wise Week, National Work from Home Day (18 May) urges businesses to try homeworking as this is said to be beneficial for employers and employees alike. However, employers have important issues to consider if they want to practice this way of working. Kate Gardner, Business Manager, Health, Safety and Facilitie...

    News | 18 May 2007

  2. Celebrating 35 years of the Health and Safety at Work Act

    ...taff ill? Ann Clark considers the issues. Page 9 interview: Judith Hackitt speaks to us about eradicating workplace deaths. Page 16 Page 20 Plus: Legal calendar | Challenge The data | Clinic | Legal update Case law and more ... Contents In this issue ... LATeST Accredited Centre 561 NEBOSH NatiONal GENEral CErtifiCatE our last neBoSH national general Certificate exams saw us get our best ever results from a group of over 50 delegates. See below for a detailed breakdown. NGC1: the management of safety and health Workplace Law pass rate - 84% National average - 53% NGC2: Controlling workplace h...

    Magazine issue | 7 Jul 2009

  3. Headteachers warned about strike health and safety risk

    Guidance issued to headteachers on this Thursday’s strikes has urged them to consider the health and safety implications of the walkout.   The document from the National Union of Teachers said headteachers should conduct a risk assessment and consider issues such as whether the school could ensure sufficient supervision at break and lunchtimes and the likely impact the strike will have on the health and safety of pupils and staff.   The guidance states: “Howev...

    News | 29 Jun 2011

  4. Workplace Law welcomes Lord Young's review of health and safety

    ...e practical risk management that all organisations have to be aware of." Credit where it's due Lord Young: `Professionalise health and safety consultants with a qualification requirement that all consultants should be accredited to professional bodies.' Lord Young has advocated the setting up of a National Register of Occupational Safety Consultants, members of which will need to be chartered members of IOSH, CIEH or REHIS, or a fellow of the IIRSM. The recommendation is that it is initially voluntary, overseen by the HSE. Simon Toseland: "The register should show that you can demonstrate you are com...

    News analysis | 15 Nov 2010

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

    ...ve your company money by cutting out travelling costs and time spent out of the office Greater flexibility ­ allows you to study around your existing work commitments heaLth and safety and enViROnMent uPdate 07 NEWS Publication of Lord Young's review of health and safety; and announcement of new national register of occupational safety consultants. 27 Lyons discuss the Coalition Government's review of employment law. 14 COntinuinG PROfessiOnaL deVeLOPMent 30 fIRST AID fACTS Tanya Bartram and Simon Toseland describe employers' responsibilities for first aid within the workplace, and the impact of ...

    Magazine issue | 1 Nov 2010

  6. Directors' responsibilities for health and safety

    ...comment on or argue with anything you read in Workplace Law Magazine Letters should be addressed to The Editor at Workplace Law Magazine, Second Floor Daedalus House, Station Road, Cambridge CB1 2RE Fax: 0870 777 8882 Email: kelly.mansfield@workplacelaw.net LETTERS COMPANIES IN THIS ISSUE... Abbey National Asda Stores Balfour Beatty British Institute of Facilities Management Casella Winton Centre for Corporate Accountability CMS Cameron McKenna Computer Exchange Disability Rights Commission East West Developments Employment Relations Solicitors EMS Consulting Endemol UK plc Enron Eversheds Farrans Co...

    Magazine issue | 1 Feb 2005

  7. 48: How the 48-hour working week could push employers to the max

    ...: Long term sick staff entitled to full holiday leave. Page 10 Burden of proof Should you pay staff to be on call? Page 9 Plus: Legal calendar | Comment Book review | The data | Clinic Partner profile and more ... Establishing health and safety liability in R v. Chargot Limited. Page 28 NEBOSH National General Certificate: choose your direction STUDY OVER 10 WEEKS Contents In this issue ... LATEST 05 EDITORIAL The worlds of health and safety, employment and premises management are forever changing, but it is not often we have a day where breaking news is quite as significant as on 17 December, ...

    Magazine issue | 5 Feb 2009

  8. Occupational health: an unnecessary expense?

    ...A Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) will change the way sub-contractors are paid and the tax implications of that. Under the current scheme, sub-contractors must register with the Inland Revenue to receive a registration card or tax certificate. This enables contractors to decide whether to deduct National Insurance contributions from their pay. Under the new scheme cards, vouchers and certificates will be scrapped. The onus will be placed on contractors to check with HMRC as to how a sub-contractor should be paid when they are taking on new people. 8154 Work and Families legislation, which came int...

    Magazine issue | 1 Apr 2007

  9. Internships – Are you breaking the law?

    ...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 it's vital to check your policies are correct. Along with the Government's plans to address social mobility in this cou...

    Magazine issue | 3 May 2011

  10. The Social Network – 12 years of the Workplace Law Conference

    ...conviction for corporate manslaughter; and landfill operator fined in landmark gas emissions ruling. 34 CONTRACT READy Ahead of his presentation at the FM Legal Update Conference, Marc Hanson outlines the key aspects to consider when drawing up an FM contract. 44 NETWORK NEWS Launch of new NEBOSH National Construction Certificate; and Workplace Law's HR Department boosts team with new Consultant. 09 COMMENT Is the Occupational Safety and Health Consultants Register (OSHCR) really a guarantee of competence? asks Simon Toseland. fOCus 18 THE SOCIAL NETWORK As Workplace Law prepares to host the 12th ...

    Magazine issue | 1 Mar 2011

  11. ETs on the rise

    ...rial at St Albans Crown Court, Mr Justice Calvert-Smith said the companies had shown "a slackness, inefficiency and a more or less complacent attitude to safety". 29267 has now been scrapped as a result of the HSE's enquiry into practice at the BBC and that his conclusions will have to be observed nationally. Companies, he said, "cannot now choose not to provide chairs for their workers. This enquiry does establish a precedent across industry." 29668 Gangmaster investigation reveals record failures A Lancashire gangmaster has had his licence revoked after a record number of failures to comply with l...

    Magazine issue | 1 Sep 2010

  12. The world in your hands?

    ...! Out of business conviction becomes known to shareholders in the case of companies, and local people in the case of public bodies. The Order will specify the exact wording of the announcement and where it is to be made, for example on the organisation's website and/or insertions in the local and national press. The Sentencing Guidelines Council's intention is that a Publicity Order should act as both a deterrent and a punishment. Ultimately, however, the effect on the reputation of an organisation could be so damaging as to potentially threaten its continued operation. Many organisations will be ch...

    Magazine issue | 8 Jan 2010

  13. The Diversity Dilemma

    ... Peter Reading, Fire Safety Manager at the Ministry of Justice, on the RRO so far. Page 22 Plus: An all new data section, and a news round-up of the leading Network stories ... Time to review your alcohol and drugs policy. Page 27 Contents In this issue ... LATEsT Accredited Centre 561 NEBOSH NATIONAL GENERAL CERTIFICATE Our last NEBosh National General Certificate exams saw us get our best ever results from a group of over 50 delegates. See below for a detailed breakdown. NGC1: The management of safety and health Workplace Law pass rate - 84% National average - 53% NGC2: Controlling workplace h...

    Magazine issue | 2 Nov 2009

  14. Cultivating success: how to cut costs and stimulate growth

    ...LAUGHING mATTER Media portrayal may have gone nutty, agree members of the Workplace Law forum, following BBC Panorama's health and safety special, 'May contain nuts', but what can be done to address the negative image is the subject of much debate Sandra Nicholson ­ Estates and Facilities Manager National Savings and Investment Book your place today ­ limited places available Call Tom kirby on 0871 777 8881 visit www.workplacelaw.net/dda-access Please quote reference 1843 when booking " " Great course, very well trained, informed and delivered. The trainer has a remarkable amount of knowledge a...

    Magazine issue | 1 Jun 2009

  15. Perk of the job? Managing the risks faced by loneworkers

    ...ddressed to The Editor at Workplace Law Magazine, Second Floor, Daedalus House, Station Road, Cambridge CB1 2RE Fax: 0871 777 8882 Email: kelly.mansfield@workplacelaw.net 5 www.workplacelaw.net Latest | Legal calendar Legal calendar Important diary dates for the months ahead... JuNE 9-15 June A National Carers Strategy is due to be launched by the Prime Minister in June, as part of Carers Week. JuLy The Government is currently planning to introduce changes in workplace dispute resolution and The strategy will look at a whole range of issues affecting carers, including greater support ACAS intend...

    Magazine issue | 5 Jun 2008

  16. Health hazards: keeping a lid on panic

    ...force whilst conducting a building fire safety management audit. bringing together the Border and Immigration Agency, Customers and UK Visas providing a tougher, highly visible policing presence at Britain's ports and airports; and complusory ID Call 0871 777 8881 for information. cards for foreign nationals allowing us to know who is here and what they are entitled to. 12626 1 February The financial limits for Employment Tribunal awards are set to increase on 1 February 2008. The Employment Rights (Increase of Limits) Order 2007 will implement the changes, which increase the amount of money that can...

    Magazine issue | 1 Feb 2008

  17. 3 strikes and your fire's not out!

    ...tionship between fire safety legislation and disability discrimination". For more details about the Fire and Disability 2008: special report visit www.workplacelaw.net/ news/display/id/11875 Use our forum to comment and share views with other members at www.workplacelaw.net/ forums Comment NEBOSH National General Certificate n 15 January ­ 18 March London n 25 March ­ 27 May London "It is in our development of evacuation plans for wheelchairs users that we have faced the greatest challenges" are infrequently at their desks or even their floors. When we consulted a fire safety officer on the matt...

    Magazine issue | 8 Nov 2007

  18. Facefacts: The real cost of social networking to your business

    ...them to employees, monitoring employees or, if you take this route, the technical costs involved in implementing access 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 incre...

    Magazine issue | 16 Oct 2007

  19. How much does it cost to kill someone at work?

    .../EC) under the Landfill (England and Wales) Regulations 2002. Treatment can simply be separating the waste on site, and recycling one or more of the separated components, or businesses can arrange with a waste contractor to fulfil their obligations under the new rules. 8227 images: istockphoto.com National Minimum Wage increase The National Minimum Wage will rise again from 1 October. For most employees this will mean an increase in the minimum they can be paid from £5.35 to £5.52 an hour, the level recommended previously by the independent Low Pay Commission. 5133 6 workplacelaw WHAT DOES THIS S...

    Magazine issue | 1 Sep 2007

  20. Workplace health is a national enforcement priority

    Improving health in the workplace has been highlighted as a national priority for local authorities when it comes to the enforcement of regulations. Peter Rogers, Chief Executive of Westminster Council, announced five national priorities to help local authorities focus the enforcement of regulation on the greatest risks – including the need to tackle health in t...

    News | 22 Mar 2007

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