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workplacelaw The exclusive magazine for premium members of the Workplace Law Network A new age? Time to manage age diversity inside this issue SEP/OCT 2011 Issue 62 Belief system Amanda Trewhella assesses the implications of recent religious discrimination cases. Page 24 Virtual office Out with the old Suzanne McMinn with HR guidance on the end of the Default Retirement Age. Page 30 ...
Magazine issue | 5 Sep 2011
workplacelaw The exclusive magazine for premium members of the Workplace Law Network The NeTWORK 12 years of the Workplace Law conference inside this issue MAR/APR 2011 Issue 59 Comment: New employment lawyer group addresses sexual orientation discrimination. Page 45 Legal update: Essential guide to proposed changes to Employment Tribunals. Page 16 Blow for freedom? The challenge facing employers with whistleblowers following the Wikileaks scandal. Page 27 CPd Ahead of session at thi...
Magazine issue | 1 Mar 2011
...res may have to change. Page 34 Compliance expert Paul Caddick says there's more to electrical safety than PAT testing. Page 22 down PAt Fire drill Learning the lessons from a headline prosecution under the RRO. Page 24 net benefits The development of sector-specific FM networks. Page 27 Plus: News and case round up of the leading health and safety, FM and HR stories ... 10 ck ba t en d! ev man l e fu ss lar d ce uc opu s p th by health and safety workplace law human resources Mock Employment Tribunal Thursday 21 October 2010 Workplace Law Executive Centre, Clerkenwell, London workpla...
Magazine issue | 1 Sep 2010
...rence 21 may 2008 MWB Business Exchange Centre, Victoria London ESSENTIAL upDATES Latest | Editorial 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 Editor Kelly Mansfield T. 01223 431 054 News and features Writers Claire Fuller Douglas Kitson project Editor Alex Davies Design Gary Jobson Cover image Everett Collection / Rex Features photography Rex Features istockphoto.com production Controller Mike Horscroft publisher David Sharp T. 01223 431 050 Contributors Neil Archibald Edward Bens...
Magazine issue | 13 May 2008
...EDITORIAL Communicating effectively in a crisis is vital. Get it wrong and, not only will the press have a field day with your reputation, but existing employees could flee in fear of what else they might be exposed to, and, with your reputation in tatters, you would have serious trouble recruiting new staff. 06 LEGAL CALENDAR Key legislative dates and events taking place during February and March reason for concern, asks Robert Fife, Head of Health and Safety at Anderson Strathern. 20 MESOTHELIOMA: KEY CASES IN THE RIGHT TO COMPENSATION The case of Barker v. Corus could have had a significant...
Magazine issue | 1 Feb 2008
...embers of the Workplace Law Network Exploitation or opportunity? The net value of unpaid interns inside this issue MAY/JUN 2011 Issue 60 Wheels come off Kelvin Reynolds of the BPA on how the Government needs to clarify plans to ban wheel clamping. Page 22 Fire proof CPd surplus to requirements New Waste Management Regulations explained. Page 28 Comment: Why Workplace Law supports the Yes to Fairer Votes Campaign. Page 45 Legal update: The Coalition Government's Red Tape Challenge. Page 16 Plus: News and case round up of the leading FM, health and safety and HR stories ... The Warwickshire...
Magazine issue | 3 May 2011
workplacelaw place ace c The exclusive magazine for premium members of the Workplace Law Network Grinding to a halt? Why Government policy risks bringing business to a standstill inside this issue JAN/FEB 2011 Issue 58 Comment: This magazine's first cover star reviews the new Equality Act. Page 45 Clinic: Useful advice on coping with weather related disruption. Page 40 Plus: News and case round up of the leading health and safety, FM and HR stories ... Matthew Powell-Howard, Accreditation Manager at NEBOSH, on achieving exam success. Page 22 Badge of distinction Gre...
Magazine issue | 4 Jan 2011
...afety really changed after the Young Review? inside this issue NOV/DEC 2010 Issue 57 Created equal Morale boost How to motivate and engage recession-hit staff. Page 27 CPd First aid provision within the workplace Page 30 Comment: BPA views on Government plans for wheelclamping. Page 45 network news: Including Workplace Law's new 3,000 sq ft HQ. Page 24 Plus: News and case round up of the leading health and safety, FM and HR stories ... ACAS' Head of Equality and Diversity gives his verdict on the Equality Act. Page 22 group workplace law health and safety Contents In this issue ... Lat...
Magazine issue | 1 Nov 2010
workplacelaw rkpla rkplac The exclusive magazine for premium members of the Workplace Law Network Sweeping changes How the Coalition Government intends to tidy up workplace legislation inside this issue JUL/AUG 2010 Issue 55 Comment: Implications of the BA industrial dispute Page 15 new Government: What now for HR immigration law? Page 34 Environment management expert, Colin Malcolm, talks sensible sustainability. Page 22 Climate change Rules of engagement How to ensure your contractors are competent. Page 24 Cup challenge A bad case of football fever? Page 27 Plus: A new-loo...
Magazine issue | 1 Jul 2010
workplacelaw The exclusive magazine for premium members of the Workplace Law Network A new decade: It's now in your hands inSide thiS iSSue JAN/FEB 2010 Issue 52 Strike action Wonderful Copenhagen? Analysis of the discussions and decisions reached during the Climate Change conference. interview: Ali Moran, Chair of the BIFM People Management Special Interest Group. Page 22 Comment: T...
Magazine issue | 8 Jan 2010
workplacelaw The exclusive magazine for premium members of the Workplace Law Network 'Tis the season... ...to treat everyone fairly? iNsiDE This issuE NOV/DEC 2009 Issue 51 A ding dong or merrily high? You'll never walk alone Health promotion campaign in Liverpool. Page 24 NEW! CPD section Expert guidance on DSE and the DDA. Page 30 Comment: What are you doing to ensure this world is a fit place for the next generation? Page 45 interview: 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 ...
Magazine issue | 2 Nov 2009
...ve money? Page 26 posting successful results Controversial cuts: the Royal Mail story. Page 16 Comment Disability signage: who wants to grope a toilet door? Page 7 Challenge: First corporate manslaughter case hits the courtroom. Page 22 plus: Legal calendar | Comment The data | Clinic | Network News Case law and more ... Contents In this issue ... Disability EssEntiAl lAw AnD PrActicE One-day training course tuesday 23 June 2009, Bonhill House London Access and laTeST 05 PRUNING UNTIL THE GREEN SHOOTS APPEAR The recession has slipped from the front pages in recent weeks to be replaced...
Magazine issue | 1 Jun 2009
...ge 26 plus: Legal calendar | Comment The data | Clinic | Client focus Case law and more ... Page 7 Page 22 Page 20 Contents Let's talk safety & health In this issue ... LaTEsT 05 EDITORIAL Responsible for training? At 6.03 a.m. on 11 December 2005, journalist Colin Campbell was live on BBC News 24."I actually can just tell you that I've heard a very, very large explosion just behind me a few seconds ago," he says, turning round to see if he could see anything. Little did he know that the explosion he had just heard behind him was actually 30 miles away; it was the largest explosion since...
Magazine issue | 5 May 2009
...ernment funding to develop innovative solutions to improve the environmental sustainability of existing buildings, dramatically increase performance and reduce costs. The competition will consider what works could be used effectively to 'retrofit' buildings including homes to create a minimum of 50 new prototype technologies. The competition was announced by the Prime Minister at yesterday’s Building the Britain of the Future Expo. Secretary of State, John Denham, said: "Our ability as a nation to innovate and build links between good science and business will help ensure we will emerge str...
News | 29 Jan 2009
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...
Magazine issue | 5 Jun 2008
workplacelaw 3 The exclusive magazine for premium members of the Workplace Law Network The Fire Service takes a 'Boy who cried Wolf' approach to managing workplace false alarms strikes and your fire's not out! INSIDE THIS ISSUE NOVEMBER 2007 Issue 32 NEW: Partner profile "I was meant to be a weatherman" Dale Collins, Solicitor Advocate UNDERCOVER INVESTIGATION Challenge Firefighters embark on a 1400-mile cycling test Page 26 Interview: Dept. for Communities and Local Government Page 20 Exposed: poor standards of fire safety in the hotel industry...
Magazine issue | 8 Nov 2007
...ing a sustainable workplace, is one that is growing in importance as energy efficiency gets placed on the business agenda. But can an FM juggle becoming sustainable with keeping employees involved and happy? Patrick Dye finds out. Every little helps ... 20 Tesco is leading the way in exploiting renewable sources of energy, in line with aims highlighted in the Government's 2006 Energy Review. Katy Brown explores the actions the retailer has taken to make stores more environmentally friendly. Energy performance of buildings 25 Mick Dalton, Immediate Past Chair of the BIFM, looks at legislation ...
Magazine issue | 1 Feb 2007
...y others. Attitudes to business continuity post 7/7 The official exhibition of: workplacelaw 3 What's the strangest question ever put to the UK's leading advisors on employment and health and safety law? Now you can find out as advisors from the Workplace Law Network spill the beans in a brand new book called Dodging Bullets: advice for employers on tricky legal situations. workplacelaw MAGAZINE Kelly Mansfield T. 01223 431 054 Laying blame... The prosecution of Gillian Beckingham and Barrow Borough Council following the UK's largest ever outbreak of Legionnaires' Disease has raised a numb...
Magazine issue | 1 Sep 2006
... 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 with staff health issues; Work at Height: the new Regulations; and Part M (2004): access to and use of buildings Solutions to your workplace legal queries Research reveals that, of all...
Magazine issue | 1 Apr 2005
workplacela law know-how to manage your workplace february 2005 SHOCK TACTICS Do directors really have anything to fear in new health and safety legislation? MUDDLING THROUGH Managing dyslexia in the workplace WHAT IS `WORK'? Deciphering the boundaries of an employer's duty to protect POWERS OF ENFORCEMENT How effectively does the HSE impose health and safety law? PLUS: COSHH, fire safety legislation, the Road Transpor...
Magazine issue | 1 Feb 2005