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Only one rest break required if working more than six hours, says EAT
... ground that Mr Hughes was a "special case" covered by Regulation 24 of the WTR. He was always required to work during the period that would otherwise have been a rest break and was not paid for any compensatory rest by the employer. The EAT held that:a worker's entitlement to a daily rest break is only triggered if their daily working time is more than six hours. Therefore only one compensatory break is required per day even if the worker has worked in excess of six hours; if the rest break cannot be taken at the correct time, compensatory rest must be offered during normal working hours; and whe...
Case | 10 Nov 2008
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Only one rest break required if working more than six hours, says EAT
Whatever the EAT has said about rest breaks doesn't alter the duty of employers under the Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipmen) Regs 1992 to ensure that DSE work is regularly interupted by breaks or changes of activity. Enlightened employers are usually aware that ensuring breaks are taken enables the workforce to maintain con...
Comment | 12 Nov 2008
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Only one rest break required if working more than six hours, says EAT
Scary stuff and "counter productive" in terms of performance for more than 50% of DSE operators who experience Screen Fatigue (HSE RR561) and may be not only at increased risk of errors but slips and trips or other more serious mishaps for some time after prolonged periods of screen work. Remaining seated for prolonged periods without a break also increases risk of deep vain thrombosis, as per long haul flight, let alone increased physiological (MSD'...
Comment | 11 Nov 2008
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Only one rest break required if working more than six hours, says EAT
If You are a smoker (and this is indeed an addiction varying in levels from person to person) and your employer imposes such restrictions. Then should they not also offer a solution, such as free nicotine replacement therapy in the form of patches or councilling?
Comment | 13 Nov 2008
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Only one rest break required if working more than six hours, says EAT
lets all pretend to be smokers - enough said!
Comment | 12 Nov 2008
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48: How the 48-hour working week could push employers to the max
...onal General Certificate by four modes of study: 1. Classroom learning London 24 March5 June 06 LEGAL CALENDAR Key legislative dates taking place in February and March. 10 CASE LAW n Night sleeper entitled to be paid for each hour of shift n Long term sick staff entitled to full holiday leave n Only one rest break required if working more than six hours, says EAT n Staff working their notice can be asked to take holiday pay instead 19 EmpLOymENT LAW by ThE bOOK As Workplace Law's telephone-based HR advice service gets busier and busier, the question on everyone's lips is about downsizing the workforce. Here Ali Moran and Jenny Piggott review two books that...
Magazine issue | 5 Feb 2009
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2009: new beginnings
...le and more ... Dame Carol Black answers our questions. Page 20 contents In this issue ... lATEsT 05 EDITORIAL 2008 has been a light year for new workplace legislation (relatively speaking, of course). 06 LEGAL CALENDAR Key legislative dates taking place in December and January. 10 CASE LAW n Only one rest break required if working more than six hours, says EAT n Requirement to have a degree "is not age discrimination" n Asbestos compensation must be paid, says High Court n Christian worker was not discriminated against, confirms EAT 16 19 STRESSfuL TImES AhEAD? Employers underestimate the steps they need to take to protect their businesses against stres...
Magazine issue | 8 Dec 2008
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Old git, or still work fit?
...ideal that could work if employers and employees are in agreement over the employee's performance. But in a less idyllic scenario, employers may be faced with dismissing on the grounds of performance those employees who have shown great loyalty to the firm over a number of years. Of course it's not only those at the older end of the spectrum who will be covered under new age discrimination laws: the regulations will also protect the young. In fact, every stage of employment will be affected; from recruitment advertising through to retirement. And those involved in the recruitment process will need...
Magazine issue | 1 Feb 2006
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Celebrating 35 years of the Health and Safety at Work Act
...ation and preparation of Workplace Law Magazine to ensure accuracy, neither the publishers nor any of the contributors can in any circumstances accept responsibility for errors, omissions or advice given in this publication. Furthermore, this publication is intended for general information purposes only and professional advice should be sought before applying this information to specific circumstances. Subscribers should be aware that only Acts of Parliament and Statutory Instruments have the force of law and that only the courts can authoritatively interpret the law. The views expressed in Workpl...
Magazine issue | 7 Jul 2009
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Cultivating success: how to cut costs and stimulate growth
...ation and preparation of Workplace Law Magazine to ensure accuracy, neither the publishers nor any of the contributors can in any circumstances accept responsibility for errors, omissions or advice given in this publication. Furthermore, this publication is intended for general information purposes only and professional advice should be sought before applying this information to specific circumstances. Subscribers should be aware that only Acts of Parliament and Statutory Instruments have the force of law and that only the courts can authoritatively interpret the law. The views expressed in Workpl...
Magazine issue | 1 Jun 2009
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Soap star: The hygiene special issue
...plus: Legal calendar | Comment How far can you go? Page 12 Building disabled toilets for the 21st century. Page 22 CipD certificate programmes leaDing to aSSoCiate memberSHip Workplace Law Training direct study centre contents In this issue ... laTesT The washroom is, after all, one of the only facilities that all workplaces have to have, providing many issues for managers to contend with: there are problems related to staff monitoring; allocation; disability and access; as well as germs that can be carried from the washroom to the rest of the workplace. 05 EDITORIAL 09 Focus 12 TImE WA...
Magazine issue | 3 Mar 2009
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Open for Business
...ation and preparation of Workplace Law Magazine to ensure accuracy, neither the publishers nor any of the contributors can in any circumstances accept responsibility for errors, omissions or advice given in this publication. Furthermore, this publication is intended for general information purposes only and professional advice should be sought before applying this information to specific circumstances. Subscribers should be aware that only Acts of Parliament and Statutory Instruments have the force of law and that only the courts can authoritatively interpret the law. The views expressed in Workpl...
Magazine issue | 4 May 2010
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It’s a WRAP
...ct on the Government's progress so far in becoming the `Greenest government ever' was also the conclusion of a 48-page report published by Christian Aid. `Climate Check, an analysis of the Government's delivery of its low carbon commitments', found that the Government has delivered good progress on only seven of its 29 low carbon commitments and is failing to deliver on six, three of which the Treasury has responsibility to deliver. Read what Alison Doig, Senior Climate Change Advisor at Christian Aid, has to say about the Coalition's lack of progress on p.9. Keeping in mind that according to t...
Magazine issue | 2 Nov 2011
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Same old: has health and safety really changed after the Young review?
...ation and preparation of Workplace Law Magazine to ensure accuracy, neither the publishers nor any of the contributors can in any circumstances accept responsibility for errors, omissions or advice given in this publication. Furthermore, this publication is intended for general information purposes only and professional advice should be sought before applying this information to specific circumstances. Subscribers should be aware that only Acts of Parliament and Statutory Instruments have the force of law and that only the courts can authoritatively interpret the law. The views expressed in Workpl...
Magazine issue | 1 Nov 2010
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The world in your hands?
...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 those responsible for premises and facilities management...
Magazine issue | 8 Jan 2010
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Identity charade
...ation and preparation of Workplace Law Magazine to ensure accuracy, neither the publishers nor any of the contributors can in any circumstances accept responsibility for errors, omissions or advice given in this publication. Furthermore, this publication is intended for general information purposes only and professional advice should be sought before applying this information to specific circumstances. Subscribers should be aware that only Acts of Parliament and Statutory Instruments have the force of law and that only the courts can authoritatively interpret the law. The views expressed in Workpl...
Magazine issue | 3 Sep 2008
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Have we binned your Workplace Law Magazine?
...ation and preparation of Workplace Law Magazine to ensure accuracy, neither the publishers nor any of the contributors can in any circumstances accept responsibility for errors, omissions or advice given in this publication. Furthermore, this publication is intended for general information purposes only and professional advice should be sought before applying this information to specific circumstances. Subscribers should be aware that only Acts of Parliament and Statutory Instruments have the force of law and that only the courts can authoritatively interpret the law. The views expressed in Workpl...
Magazine issue | 7 Apr 2008
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"We don't serve wheelchairs"
...ation and preparation of Workplace Law Magazine to ensure accuracy, neither the publishers nor any of the contributors can in any circumstances accept responsibility for errors, omissions or advice given in this publication. Furthermore, this publication is intended for general information purposes only and professional advice should be sought before applying this information to specific circumstances. Subscribers should be aware that only Acts of Parliament and Statutory Instruments have the force of law and that only the courts can authoritatively interpret the law. The views expressed in Workpl...
Magazine issue | 1 Jan 2008
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3 strikes and your fire's not out!
...se serious risk to workplace safety Plus: Legal calendar | Clinic | Case reports | Technical guidance | The data | Comment and more ... Contents In this issue ... LATEST 05 EDITORIAL Government bodies seem reluctant to give any real answers to how the fire reform is actually working, commenting only on what the legislation was originally intended to achieve. Is this because they won't admit that the legislation and accompanying budgetary cuts are putting workplaces at risk? 06 LEGAL CALENDAR Key legislative dates and events taking place during November and December 2007. FOCUS 12 3 STRIKES A...
Magazine issue | 8 Nov 2007
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Facefacts: The real cost of social networking to your business
...rhood and apple pie. Challenging the legislation on the grounds that adaptations are expensive is fruitless and politically incorrect. All we can do is plough on, reorganising the way we work and operating in the spirit, if not yet entirely the letter, of the law(s), and fume. My small organisation only employs 34 people plus some casuals, but I now have a part-time assistant who does little more than HR administration, and I still probably spend about 20% of my time on employment issues. My solution is to work ever longer hours myself (I signed a waiver for the 48-hour limit) and keep muttering "...
Magazine issue | 16 Oct 2007
