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Sentencing guidelines for Manslaughter Act due early 2009
The Sentencing Guidelines Secretariat has indicated that guidelines to support the new corporate manslaughter offence created by the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 (the 2007 Act) will not be published until early 2009, despite earlier suggestions from the Ministry of Justice that the guide...
News | 30 Oct 2008
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Celebrating 35 years of the Health and Safety at Work Act
...workplace safety records have been improving, the health of the workforce has deteriorated. Greta Thornbory explains what can be done to reverse this trend. 20 24 CLINIC Workplace Law members ask the experts for advice on workplace issues. TeCHniCAL 26 LEGAL upDAtE In-depth technical guidance on: sentencing for health and safety offences; employers' liability for injuries; and VAT. CommenT 09 IS moDERN tEChNoLoGy mAkING uS ILL? The office is a social community an often underrated one and to create a sense of belonging is critical to the success of any business and the wellbeing of every worker,...
Magazine issue | 7 Jul 2009
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Government intentions for health and safety regulation
...s: "The Government recognises the views of the Committee and others on the level of fines for health and safety offences. The Health and Safety (Offences) Bill, sponsored by Keith Hill MP, is currently passing through Parliament with Government support; and was read for a third time on 13 June. The Sentencing Guidelines Council published revised Magistrates Court Sentencing Guidelines on 12 May and these are due for implementation on 4 August." Vulnerable workers The DWP recommended that the HSC extends the guidance for migrants on health and safety issues and take steps to ensure its targeted dissemin...
News analysis | 3 Jul 2008
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The world in your hands?
... ContinuinG PRofeSSionAL deVeLoPment 30 PRINCIPLES OF FIRE SAFETy Fire Safety Training Consultant, Clive Raybould, with the latest guidance on managing fire safety within a commercial premises. 40 CLINIC Workplace Law members ask the experts for advice on key management issues. 09 COMMENT If new Sentencing Guidelines for Corporate Manslaughter and health and safety offences come into force, companies could face fines running into millions, says Paul Verrico. foCuS 18 DOWN TO EARTh As we enter the second decade of the 21st Century, will climate change start to impact organisations in a more palpable ...
Magazine issue | 8 Jan 2010
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2009: new beginnings
...ployers and insurers, the Court of Appeal gave detailed guidance as to the approach the Court should adopt when considering allegations of psychiatric illness caused by stress at work. The guidance was seen as raising the bar for claimants trying to establish a work-related stress claim. One of the guidelines which seemed to provide most comfort suggested that an employer who offered a confidential advice service with referral to appropriate counselling or treatment service is unlikely to be found in breach of duty. In the recent decision of Dickins v. O2 PLC, however, the Court of Appeal dismissed the ...
Magazine issue | 8 Dec 2008
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Dealing with bogus claimants
...ailable to help those responsible for managing the risks from asbestos and protect workers who may disturb it. 'Asbestos: The survey guide' is aimed at those who commission asbestos surveys and those who use them, such as architects and demolition or removal contractors. 26181 istockphoto.com New sentencing guidelines, which came into effect on 15 February, mean that fines for companies and organisations found guilty of corporate manslaughter may be millions of pounds and should seldom be below £500,000. For other health and safety offences that cause death, fines from £100,000 upwards will be impos...
Magazine issue | 1 Mar 2010
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How much does it cost to kill someone at work?
...es on employers. What the introduction of the Bill may well do, however, is make employers sit up and take notice of what's really going on in their workplace. What is their health and safety culture? How safely are their employees really working? And what steps could they be taking to avoid facing sentencing under the new Bill or existing health and safety legislation? In this issue, we take an interesting look back over what's been happening in health and safety in the 11 years since the Bill was first proposed, and the debate that has ensued over that time. How has the workforce grown? How has legisl...
Magazine issue | 1 Sep 2007
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Grinding to a halt: Why Government policy risks bringing business to a standstill
...aff to volunteer. 31641 Banking bonus code City workers are to be restricted to 20% of their bonus in cash upfront on payouts of up to £500,000. This rises to 30% on higher rewards. The rest will be spread over the next three to five years. Banks must also pay around half the bonus in shares. The Guidelines on Remuneration Policies and Practices are to be implemented from 1 January 2011. 31716 Disabled people face barriers to work access to paid employment. The Survey Report found that twice as many adults with impairments are limited in the work they can do due to a lack of job opportunities, and th...
Magazine issue | 4 Jan 2011
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3 strikes and your fire's not out!
...ng/course/id/4 2 November: n Workplace Law Handbook 2008 -- new edition launched With 15 new subjects, and a total of 164 fully revised and updated chapters, to reflect recent changes in legislation, the Workplace Law Handbook 2008 is essential guidance for any business. www.workplacelaw.net/shop n Sentencing of steel company Corus will take place. Corus pleaded guilty to breaching the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 on Tuesday 2 October following the death of a Welsh worker. The company also pleaded guilty to a breach of the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998. Sentencing has now be...
Magazine issue | 8 Nov 2007
