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Security industry tackles illegal working
As 7,000 Security Industry Authority licences are revoked, the British Security Industry Association claims that lessons have been learnt from the illegal worker controversy that has dogged the security industry over the past few months. BSIA Chief Executive, David Dickinson, comments: "Since the incidence of ill...
News | 4 Feb 2008
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Security industry 'determined to tackle illegal workers'
Representatives from the security industry have met with the Border and Immigration Agency (BIA) to discuss how to tackle the issue of illegal working in security.The British Security Industry Association (BSIA) and the Security Industry Authority (SIA) hosted a seminar to discuss the matter with the BIA. Home Office Minister Verno...
News | 24 Jan 2008
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Old git, or still work fit?
...February 2006 is Work Your Proper Hours Day: an annual event held by the TUC. The scheme aims to raise the serious issue of Britain's long hours working culture in a light hearted and engaging way. March 20th From 20 March it will be a legal requirement to hold an SIA licence in order to work as a security operative for security guarding, cash and valuables in transit, CCTV - public space surveillance, close protection and key holding. 6521 The DWP is consulting on draft regulations that will place a duty on employers to consult scheme members before making changes to an occupational or personal pen...
Magazine issue | 1 Feb 2006
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UK’s first parking summit discusses clamping regulation
...d, including reports of employees being clamped whilst on work property and clamping firms using unclear signage and excessive fees. The current regulations require signs to be prominently displayed to warn drivers about possible clamping. Individual clampers also have to be registered with the Security Industry Authority in England and Wales. A recent Home Office consultation proposed a new system of regulation under which both individual clampers and their company have to be accredited and vetted. Clamping is illegal in Scotland.The RAC attended the Parking Summit and called for a binding...
News | 22 Oct 2009
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Changes to Workplace Law Magazine
...erts for advice on key management issues. Booking line: 0871 777 8881 Buy online: www.workplacelaw.net/nebosh Please quote reference 1843 when booking your places 14 CASE LAW Workers win Tribunal for failure to consult on redundancies; and a 24 ShREDDING ThE EvIDENCE Protecting the integrity and security of personal and "What the proposed Bill will or will not achieve is a matter of much debate, not least from Workplace Law Network members." P.5 3 www.workplacelaw.net iosH Managing safely e-learning Through the Workplace Law Direct Study Centre you can study when you like, where you like, at th...
Magazine issue | 1 Sep 2009
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"We don't serve wheelchairs"
...egic Facilities Manager Dave Richards gives his view on partnership agreements. Keynote addresses Four keynote addresses, delivered by invited guests, will inform facilities managers all about the latest developments in facilities management: Insurance risks and climate change ClimateWise is a new industry-wide initiative by the insurance sector to tackle the risks of climate change. This opening keynote address explains the aim of the initiative, the need to apply risk management principles to corporate strategy, and what ClimateWise is likely to mean for businesses and their insurers. Corporate Soc...
Magazine issue | 1 Jan 2008
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3 strikes and your fire's not out!
...sed 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... NOVEMBER n Changes to Security Industry Authority (SIA) licensing in Scotland are implemented: From November 2007, it will be illegal to work as an operative in a designated security sector in Scotland without a frontline SIA licence. It will also be an offence for security company managers and directors to operate without an SI...
Magazine issue | 8 Nov 2007
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Facefacts: The real cost of social networking to your business
...es for the months ahead... OCTOBER n The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is introduced: After months in the making, the Commission for Equality and Human Rights was officially launched on 1 October, and renamed the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC). 8102 NOVEMBER n Changes to Security Industry Authority (SIA) licensing in Scotland are implemented: From November 2007, it will be illegal to work as an operative in a designated security sector in Scotland without a front-line SIA licence. 11050 n The HSE's "Falls From Vehicles" campaign starts: The "Falls From Vehicles" campaign w...
Magazine issue | 16 Oct 2007
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Licence to… protect your workplace?
workplacelaw know-how to manage your workplace JUNE 2006 ISSUE 18 Parking at work The legal issues Licence to... ...protect your workplace? Remote-controlled security BT on the risks of a mobile workforce Highly commended: PPA Magazine of the Year 2006 - interactive business and professional Highly commended: PPA Magazine of the Year 2005 interactive business and professional Highly commended: AOP Online Publisher of the Year 2005 - business IN EVERY ISSUE: ...
Magazine issue | 1 Jun 2006
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No smoking? Employers face the costs of kicking the habit
...to manage your workplace March 2005 NO SMOKING? Employers face the costs of kicking the habit CODE OF CONDUCT The impact of proposed legislation on commercial leases PREGNANT PAUSE Is the extension of maternity leave a step IDENTITY CRISIS backwards for equal opportunities? The changing face of security PORN AT WORK When does downloading pornographic PLUS: Religion in the workplace, material count as sex discrimination? pensions and TUPE, age discrimination IN EVERY ISSUE: EMPLOYMENT LAW, HEALTH & SAFETY, PREMISES MANAGEMENT P8 CONTENTS 06 07 08 14 17 18 22 25 LEGAL CALENDAR Legislative develo...
Magazine issue | 1 Apr 2005
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Playing with numbers: TUPE special issue
workplacelaw know-how to manage your workplace March 2005 PLAYING WITH NUMBERS Is TUPE about to become clear? IDENTITY CRISIS The changing face of security UNDER THE INFLUENCE Is there a place for alcohol at work? PLUS: Religion in the workplace, pensions and TUPE, age discrimination IN EVERY ISSUE: EMPLOYMENT LAW, HEALTH & SAFETY, PREMISES MANAGEMENT CONTENTS CONTENTS 26 CASE LAW 33 CLINIC 34 ANALYSIS 06 LEGAL CALENDAR Legislative developments, ...
Magazine issue | 1 Mar 2005
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2005: getting to grips with the legal year ahead
...our business and what you can be doing to prepare. Clearly, much will depend on the result of the 2005 general election, but if we are to believe declarations made in the 2004 Queen's Speech, the year ahead could be momentous. Aside from the numerous references made to crime, terrorism and national security in the speech - which have been criticised for creating a `climate of fear' rather than a `vision of hope for the future' there were also several announcements which will directly affect employers, not least the promise of a draft bill to introduce a new offence of corporate manslaughter. Organi...
Magazine issue | 15 Dec 2004
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It’s a WRAP
... 12 principles of best Stress factors Stress is, for the first time, the most common cause of long-term sickness absence for both manual and non-manual employees, according to this year's Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development / Simply Health Absence Management survey. A link between job security and mental health problems is also revealed in the survey. 36352 Osborne hints at climate change climb down George Osborne has raised concerns about the impact of environmental regulations on businesses and hinted that carbon reduction targets could be watered down. Speaking at the Conservative Pa...
Magazine issue | 2 Nov 2011
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Survival of the fit note?
...ations of the latest HR case law for employers ... Employee refused time off to visit mosque was not discriminated against A Muslim employee who was refused permission to leave site on a Friday to attend prayers at a mosque has lost his case for religious discrimination. Mr Cherfi was employed as a security guard. Whilst working at a site in Euston, he left work every Friday lunchtime to attend prayers at the local mosque. The company's contract at Euston came to an end and Cherfi was then based mainly at a Job Centre Plus site at Archway. He continued to leave the premises on Friday lunchtimes to att...
Magazine issue | 5 Jul 2011
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Internships – Are you breaking the law?
...Construction Health and Safety, will take place as a fast-track classroom-based course between 16 and 20 May, with the second block commencing 31 May to 3 June. The NEBOSH National Construction Certificate is specially designed for managers, supervisors and CDM Coordinators within the construction industry who are responsible for safe practice on-site. It is a recognised qualification for anyone involved Under current rules, when an employee is absent from work for with the management of buildings who needs to be confident more than three days following an incident, employers are required that contra...
Magazine issue | 3 May 2011
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The Social Network – 12 years of the Workplace Law Conference
... and safety management issues. 30840 32487 NEWS IN BRIEF Wasted opportunity The CBI is urging the Government to 'be bold' in its approach to waste policy and recognise the potential to deliver 'easy wins' in a number of big policy areas, such as meeting climate change targets and bolstering energy security. In its new report it highlights the benefits of moving to a zero-waste economy. 32779 istockphoto.com The HSE has announced two major initiatives in response to Lord Young's report on health and safety, published last year. A consultation has opened on proposed changes to the Reporting of Injuri...
Magazine issue | 1 Mar 2011
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ETs on the rise
...ensation payments in discrimination claims. 16 LEGAL UPDATE Expert guidance on the Equality Act 2010, including an at-a-glance guide to what's new and what's changed regarding anti-discrimination and equality legislation. 08 CASE LAW you take part. you decide. Till workers seating decision sets industry precedent; and Gangmaster investigation reveals record failures. COntinuinG PROFessiOnAL deVeLOPMent 30 CDM GUIDANCE Maria Anderson and Simon Toseland explain the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations (CDM), with tips on how to ensure compliance. 40 CLINIC Workplace Law members ask the...
Magazine issue | 1 Sep 2010
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Open for Business
...y? inside this issue MAY/JUN 2010 Issue 54 Comment: Why I am looking forward to the Equality Act. Page 45 Why cutting red tape is the top business priority. Page 24 Red whine All fired up Debate on the effects of the Fire Safety Order. Page 22 Checking out Staff recruitment agencies undergo a security audit. Page 27 CPd section: Second in our two part guide to absence management; and PPE policies. Page 30 Plus: A new-look data section, news round-up of the leading network stories and special Workplace Law news update ... environmental Management LAW AND PRACTICE London Thursday 20 May 201...
Magazine issue | 4 May 2010
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The Diversity Dilemma
...ssal. Amitjo Kajla, 22, brought the case against HM Prison Service because she was forced to leave her job after being mocked about her uniform being too tight-fitting and for wearing make-up. Miss Kaijla claims other prison staff suggested her appearance was inappropriate and presented a threat to security. The Tribunal found Miss Kajla had been discriminated against on the grounds of her sex and age. 23278 Payout for workers sacked by email Over 30 sacked Christian bookshop workers have won a "substantial payout" after being sacked by their company's new owners for refusing to sign new contracts at...
Magazine issue | 2 Nov 2009
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Smoking ban special
...ems such as these. Even with the provision close-by of a dedicated smoking area, many people chose to stand at the main entrance smoking, despite clear no smoking signage. To deal with these areas of concern, the hospital installed a ten-camera CCTV monitoring system, which in addition to providing security cover, allows the monitoring of these areas. Any smokers spotted can be audibly warned via the a tannoy facility. Primarily the tannoy system provides a general recorded welcome message to the hospital, backed up by a firm reminder of its no smoking policy. In the event that smokers are seen via th...
Magazine issue | 1 Jun 2007
