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Need for workers to consider elderly residents highlighted
The need for workers to be aware of the dangers to elderly people after an 81-year-old woman fell through an open hatch in her home, left unguarded by the central heating installation contractor. The HSE warned companies undertaking central heating installations and those responsible for managing installati...
Case | 28 Nov 2008
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Changes to Workplace Law Magazine
...te management Water quality, regulation and efficiency Introduction to Contents In this issue ... Latest 05 EDITORIAL Welcome to the new-look Workplace Law Magazine. 06 LEGAL CALENDAR Key legislative dates taking 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...
Magazine issue | 1 Sep 2009
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Religious beliefs: should employers cater for all faiths?
...tute of Directors says that finding your way around the health and safety system can be like a tour of the land 16 20 NOT EVERYBODY CAN SEE THIS Kelly Mansfield investigates the grey area created when disability discrimination crosses with health and safety legislation SOUNDING OFF Employers may need to look again at the issue of noise in the workplace under new regulations coming into force next year 24 EXPLOITING THE POSSIBILITIES Migrant workers are cheap, hard-working and set high standards. What part are you playing in their exploitation? P20 LEGAL UPDATE 26 28 33 34 CASE LAWImportant ...
Magazine issue | 1 May 2005
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The Social Network – 12 years of the Workplace Law Conference
...ring Scheme. 24 GETTING BETTER Neil Franklin on the quest to understand the links between the places we work and our wellbeing and productivity. 27 AFTER WIKILEAKS Shonali Routray looks at the lessons to be learned from Wikileaks, the role of whistleblower protection in the UK, and what employers need to do next. 14 CASE LAW Journalist jailed over £370,000 fraud; and senior bank worker sentenced after lying on CV. "The policy of making a pub less attractive to gay customers constituted direct discrimination against an openly gay employee." P.45 3 www.workplacelaw.net workplace law executiv...
Magazine issue | 1 Mar 2011
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Perk of the job? Managing the risks faced by loneworkers
... RAISE hEALTh AND SAfETy AWARENESS With a staff consisting of 600-700 loneworkers, Metropolitan Housing Partnership takes health and safety very seriously. Kelly Mansfield discovers how training and support from Workplace Law Group is continuing to help the organisation manage its health and safety needs as it enters a new period of development. COmmENt 07 LONEWORkING: fLExIbILITy OR LIAbILITy? Does the growing trend for loneworking mean increased flexibility and productivity for employers and employees, or does it bring with it hidden risks, asks Adam Fuge. 14 WhEN LONEWORkING GOES WRONG ThE...
Magazine issue | 5 Jun 2008
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It’s a WRAP
...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, you need to develop a strategy to help them cope, says David Lavenda. 40 CLINIC Workplace Law members ask the experts for advice on key management issues. Course benefits n Understand how and to what extent your business interacts with the environment n Appreciate the depth and scope of environmental law ...
Magazine issue | 2 Nov 2011
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Have we binned your Workplace Law Magazine?
...t act now. Page 5 A living wage: Why paying the lowest wages isn't the best option. Page 13 Sustainable Workplaces Week: How businesses can work towards a sustainable future. Page 15 Plus: Technical guidance | The data Comment and more ... Find out inside ... Sustainable workplaces: n Why do I need to concern myself with sustainability? n What can I do to make sure my business is sustainable? n Why is sustainability to do with more than just the environment? n How can sustainable practices save my business time and money? The business, social and environmental case Contributions from leading...
Magazine issue | 7 Apr 2008
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Energy management special issue
...e their practices in order to save the planet, they have perhaps been more inclined to take steps that see them spending less money on energy and, therefore, using and wasting less. This month we examine how FMs have successfully made the business case for managing energy, and what issues they have needed to consider in order to put their ideas into practice. Of course, they have, more recently, gained the backing of legislation in the form of Part L (Conservation of Fuel and Power) of the Building Regulations, which came into force April 2006. The revised regulations aim to improve compliance by ...
Magazine issue | 1 Feb 2007
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No smoking? Employers face the costs of kicking the habit
...rkplace Law Magazine asks whether the Government's latest proposals to extend maternity leave are actually a step backwards for equal opportunities? EQUAL RIGHTS? Martin Brewer questions whether it is time that the introduction of rights in the workplace was justified through a balance between the need for the particular right and the cost to business LEGAL UPDATE P22 26 CASE LAW Workplace Law's panel of legal experts comment on the implications of important cases breaking the news this month 28 TECHNICAL UPDATE 33 CLINIC 34 ANALYSIS Comprehensive legal guidance on Data Protection: dealing ...
Magazine issue | 1 Apr 2005
