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  1. Screening staff to protect your business

    ...ers and large corporations alike know the value of good employees. But unlike large corporations, smaller businesses are often unable to absorb the risks and liability that may come from bad hiring decisions. More and more, employers ­ big and small ­ feel the need to know about the background of prospective, even current, employees. For small business owners, the question of how to find the best employees without violating privacy rights and other laws can be confusing. More importantly in today's business world, it is ever more important to protect your company from financial, reputational and securi...

    News analysis | 16 Feb 2010

  2. Tougher response to those breaking data protection rules

    ...eason for not doing so. In the particular case, the Chief Constable was correct to have made the decision to disclose and the claimant had no remedy. An interesting point for employers is the clear view that exclusion from employment can be a breach of a person's right to private life. Dissatisfied employees may therefore be able to frame cases under Article 8 where the facts support them. Workplace Law Group, Second Floor, Daedalus House, Station Road, Cambridge CB1 2RE t 0871 777 8881 f 0871 777 8882 2 © Workplace Law Group 2010 All rights reserved Data protection ­ tougher response to tho...

    News analysis | 13 Jan 2010

  3. 48: How the 48-hour working week could push employers to the max

    ...proposed amendments to the Working Time Directive. CLASSROOM IN LONDON 22 FOCuS 12 48: puShING WORKING TImE TO ThE mAx? The European Parliament recently voted 421 to 273 in favour of amendments tabled for the Working Time Directive. However, this vote means that the working time opt-out ­ where employees can sign an agreement to work more than 48 hours in a week ­ is in danger of being removed from law. So what would this mean for employers? And is this actually going to happen? this issue has rumbled on for so long ­ and why there will be no easy answer for a long time to come. 20 ChALLENGE 22 ...

    Magazine issue | 5 Feb 2009

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

    ...hanging ideas and sharing experiences. And Ersnt & Young is actually using Facebook in order to attract job applicants. It acknowledges that some people prefer to have alternative, more modern methods of applying for jobs than the traditional CV and covering letter in the post, and thus is enabling prospective employees to apply through the site. Other employers are encouraging employees to post positive things about them on their Facebook pages, in order to boost their profile. Monitoring employees Monitoring communications within the workplace is governed by a number of different pieces of legislation...

    Magazine issue | 16 Oct 2007

  5. Are your employees who they say they are?

    Employers are failing to spot lies or expanded truths found on prospective employees’ CVs. As a result, employers are selecting candidates who may not have the pre-requisite skills required for the job. A poll conducted by the video recruitment website www.jobs2view.com showed that a third of British workers admitted to lying on their CV. The most common lie is abou...

    News | 9 May 2007

  6. Who's looking at you?

    ... august 26th New regulations will mean employers will no longer be able to make major changes to their pension scheme without first consulting the scheme's members. A consultation document on the draft regulations was published in June. The changes would require employers to consult with active and prospective members, and their representatives, on significant changes to their occupational or personal pension provision. The consultation on these draft Regulations will run until 26 August 2005. Depending on the response to the consultation, the Government will be seeking to make and lay both sets of the R...

    Magazine issue | 1 Jul 2005

  7. Directors' responsibilities for health and safety

    ... Corporate social responsibility as merely PR doesn't work in the end, says The Work Foundation's Nick Isles 20 DILEMMA Should an employee opting for fertility treatment be granted paid leave? Employers share their views 22 IS THIS WORK?What are an employer's health and safety responsibilities to employees in situations that aren't strictly work? 26 LEGAL UPDATE Important case rulings influencing workplace management 28 TECHNICAL UPDATE In-depth practical guidance on COSHH, the Road Transport Directive and fire regulations Our panel of legal advisors solve your workplace problems Research reveal...

    Magazine issue | 1 Feb 2005

  8. 2005: getting to grips with the legal year ahead

    workplacelaw Know-how to manage your workplace 2005 10 steps to get to grips with the legal year ahead Dec 2004 / Jan 2005 Noise at work New duties to protect employees' hearing `Fat' discrimination Could overweight employees be considered disabled under DDA? Private life Do employees have a duty to behave outside of work? Corporate killing Will businesses be held responsible for workplace fatalities? In every issue: employment law, health & safety, premise...

    Magazine issue | 15 Dec 2004

  9. It’s a WRAP

    ...a seemingly epic scale. One of these is the serial www.workplacelaw.net Comment The reply to my FOI request confirms there is presently no `collated and accessible' record of the types of claim brought across the country. Data is recorded at local Tribunals, but only for the purpose of processing prospective claims. The present system (Ethos) revealed that only `one claimant had submitted ten claims to the ET,' but information I hold strongly suggests that one claimant has brought 50 claims and, quite possibly, very many more. There is an indication that this is now being taken seriously by the Governm...

    Magazine issue | 2 Nov 2011

  10. A new age?

    ...time spent out of the office n Greater flexibility ­ allows you to study around your existing work commitments heaLth and safety, fM and enViROnMent uPdate 07 NEWS Second corporate manslaughter trial date set; and BIFM considers becoming a chartered body. 34 15 COMMENT Could ex-News of the World employees claim for stigma damages? asks Justin Govier. but should we be doing this at work? asks Roger Byard. 24 EAT: With the imminent abolition of the DRA, a recent and an ongoing case concerning compulsory retirement may assist employers who wish to operate a fixed retirement age. 08 CASE LAW Illegal w...

    Magazine issue | 5 Sep 2011

  11. Changes to Workplace Law Magazine

    ...e following come into effect on 1 October. National Minimum Wage Regulations 1999 (Amendment) Regulations 2009 come into force The National Minimum Wage will rise from £5.73 per hour to £5.80 per hour. The development rate will increase from £4.77 per hour to £4.83 per hour, whilst the rate for employees aged 16 to 17 increases from £3.53 to £3.57 per hour. The Regulations also specify new classes of persons who do not qualify for the national minimum wage, and increase the day value (from £4.46 to £4.51) of the accommodation amount that can be taken into account where an employer provides an e...

    Magazine issue | 1 Sep 2009

  12. Secret vetting: data protection breaches and lessons for employers

    ...Daedalus House, Station Road, Cambridge CB1 2RE t 0871 777 8881 f 0871 777 8882 5 © Workplace Law Group 2009 All rights reserved Secret vetting: data protection breaches and lessons for employers There are a number of other possible outcomes, for example if it were shown that individual employees were carrying out the vetting without the knowledge or consent of the company and were disclosing information from the company in order to do so then those employees could carry personal liability. However if invoices have been paid in the name of a company this might be a very difficult argument ...

    News analysis | 25 Mar 2009

  13. R v. Beckingham: case closed

    ...members of the Workplace Law Network. For more information call our membership team on 0870 777 8881 Strange, unexpected, but 100% real, Dodging Bullets is packed full of some of the most intriguing questions around, and reveals the answers to queries such as: Do we have to provide facilities for employees to pray at work? Can we dismiss someone for being too fat? Is our employees' underwear causing static shocks in the workplace? Is smelling of cigarettes a sackable offence? Is there a maximum working temperature? Collated from the popular Workplace Law Network forum and online advice services, Dodg...

    Magazine issue | 1 Sep 2006

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

    ...et the response from organisations and national governments is widely felt to be inadequate. 32595 Employers urged to give more guidance on green issues Employers could do more to inform staff about simple ways to improve environmental performance at work, according to new research. Only 17% of UK employees have received advice or training at work on energy efficiency and less just 24% have been given information on recycling and waste management. Teresa Budworth, NEBOSH Chief Executive, commented: "Encouraging staff to turn off lights and equipment when they're not needed, or organising waste for rec...

    Magazine issue | 1 Mar 2011

  15. Dealing with bogus claimants

    ...ers and large corporations alike know the value of good employees. But unlike large corporations, smaller businesses are often unable to absorb the risks and liability that may come from bad hiring decisions. More and more, employers ­ big and small ­ feel the need to know about the background of prospective, even current, employees. For small business owners, the question of how to find the best employees without violating privacy rights and other laws can be confusing. More importantly 16 in today's business world, it is ever more important to protect your company from financial, reputational and se...

    Magazine issue | 1 Mar 2010

  16. 2009: new beginnings

    ... of employment law, say Nick Hobden and Sarah Robbins. love Workplace law magazine? Join us for our 10th annual conference NETWoRK 24 "TImE IS pRECIOuS juGGLING A fuLLTImE CAREER AND fAmILy" Sejal Raja, Partner at RadcliffesLeBrasseur, practices all areas of employment law, acts for employers and employees alike, and also lectures and provides HR training. Sound like a busy schedule? You bet. Claire Fuller grabbed a few minutes with her to ask some questions... TEchNicAl 28 LEGAL upDATE In-depth technical guidance on: dispute resolution; the new business immigration regime; and the ban on HCFC refri...

    Magazine issue | 8 Dec 2008

  17. Killing time

    ...ant diary dates for the months ahead... MARCH 12 March The one-day Corporate Health and Safety Briefing, taking place on 12 March, has been specially designed to help directors and senior managers comply with health and safety legislation and to ensure that they discharge their duty of care towards employees, contractors and members of the public. The course covers the syllabus of IOSH Directing Safely, and can be accredited by IOSH subject to completion of a short practical assignment and brief written examination. Call 0871 777 8881 for information 31 March The end of the second phase of the Energy E...

    Magazine issue | 27 Feb 2008

  18. Has the HSE lost its bite?

    ...Regulations introduce: · a widening of the scope of the Regulations to cover cases where services are outsourced, insourced or assigned by a client to a new contractor (described as `service provision changes'); a new duty on the old transferor employer to supply information about the transferring employees to the new transferee employer (by providing what is described as `employee liability information'); special provisions making it easier for insolvent businesses to be transferred to new employers; provisions which clarify the ability of employers and employees to agree to vary contracts of employm...

    Magazine issue | 1 Apr 2006

  19. Legionella trial special

    ...tractors: case law In an article for the Workplace Law Network, Penny Jewkes of Eversheds discussed the implications of cases involving contractors. She said: `Employers' liability (under s3 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974) may arise as a result of the activities of other persons (not its employees). 'Two cases (R -v- Associated Octel Co Ltd [1996] and The Port of Ramsgate) make it quite clear that employers' liability can arise through the actions of sub-contractors. It is not permissible for an employer to delegate its health and safety responsibilities by simply employing a sub-contractor ...

    Magazine issue | 1 Jun 2005

  20. Stress management special

    workplacelaw Know-how to manage your workplace November 2004 Protective equipment Balancing health & safety with employment rights Pfizer UK Maria Hazard's enlightened approach to employee well-being Criminal records What do you really know about your employees? Commonhold New opportunities in freehold property management In every issue: employment law, health & safety, premises management Stress Has the perception of stress in the workplace become too anti-employer? management Contents 06 News The very latest in workplace legal developments and im...

    Magazine issue | 1 Nov 2004

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