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Teacher branded 'troublemaker' takes employer to Tribunal
The claimant was employed by a local authority neighbourhood project network as a language teacher but spent one day a week teaching at an associated project run by the respondent. On reading a report in a local newspaper, she identified a suspect in a rape case as one of the students she had interviewed for a course run by the respondent, and she passed information on him to the police. The cla...
Case | 6 Jan 2009
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Teacher branded 'troublemaker' takes employer to Tribunal
Surprising and interesting as for sure under Data Protection it is simply a "Duty of Care" issue to share this information with other official agencies. The employee, as a teacher, does not appear to have been engaged by the person as their lawyer or legal friend who they may expect a duty of non-disclosure of anything they knew or found out about in conversation ! I should think ' if ' the victim had been one of their other students who found out that a potential suspect...
Comment | 7 Jan 2009
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A new age?
...Sara Bean the lessons she's brought to her new career in HR. 45 END NOTE teChniCaL 38 THE DATA HEALTH AND SAFETY: A look at two cases in which liability has been shared by claimants and defendants highlights the need for careful planning and risk assessment. In teaching pupils to deal with risk, teachers need to expose them to it, says David Sharp, MD of Workplace Law. 46 DIARY Coming soon from Workplace Law. Revised and updated interactive content eMPLOyMent uPdate 13 NEWS Record demand for migrant workers; and caution against regulatory approach to training. 24 FAITHFUL DECISIONS Amanda Trew...
Magazine issue | 5 Sep 2011
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Civil servants and bankers top sleep deprivation poll
...op three causes of sleep deprivation are worries over job security (36%), performance at work (27%) and financial concerns (12%).The 2010 research amongst 6,000 workers identified that the professions hit the hardest by sleep deprivation are civil servants, bankers, factory workers, doctors and teachers. The most sleep-deprived professions in the UK were identified as: Civil servants – average five hours and 53 minutes sleep per night.Bankers – average six hours and eight minutes sleep per night.Factory workers – average six hours and 20 minutes sleep per night.Doctors – avera...
News | 28 Jun 2010
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Open for Business
...opinions, to belong to any organisation or club that shares our interests or beliefs. But where is the line drawn when an employee's views or political affiliations conflict with the employer's own position and standpoint? The recent decision of Ministers to refuse the ban on BNP members from being teachers has highlighted a number of concerns that employers have regarding whether or not personal beliefs or interests can really ever be kept away from the workplace. Or is the belief so strong that employers are correct in their assumption that employees will promote their beliefs and political affilia...
Magazine issue | 4 May 2010
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Soap star: The hygiene special issue
... hands wet is not a good idea, so if [employees] feel the urge to wash their hands every 15 minutes and suffer from bad skin on their hands then it is not necessarily the product that is causing the problem. rinse thoroughly and dry properly that helps too." Flower reminisces about the days when teachers would show pupils how to wash their hands properly: "i don't know whether they do that these days. i can remember at infant school being told to make sure i washed my hands, and the headmaster on the stage in front of the whole school with a bowl of water and a little brush, showing us how to do i...
Magazine issue | 3 Mar 2009
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IOSH hits back over ‘Trumpet Taliban’ article
Following a recent article in the Daily Mail by Richard Littlejohn, which attacked the HSE for telling music teachers to stand behind protective screens and bin men to wear ear protectors when they collect kerbside glass, IOSH has written a letter to try and set the record straight. Both the above measures have been introduced to protect employees’ hearing. The journalist branded the HSE the “Trumpet Taliban...
News | 28 Jan 2009
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Euromillions
...s and entertainments in addition to the main competitions," says Howard. However, as a game for children, conkers is not without its dangers; after all, it is essentially two people swinging solid objects on string at each other until one of those objects is destroyed. Undoubtedly this is what head teacher Shaun Halfpenny was thinking way backin2004whenheboughtsafety goggles for his pupils to wear in the playground when playing conkers thus beginning one of the biggest scandals to hit the world of conkers and health and safety for quite some time. "While the head teacher no doubt had worthy ...
Magazine issue | 2 Oct 2008
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Damage from stress payouts are only tip of the iceberg for employers
...gement. According to Cooper, "The longer term problem of bad publicity leads toserious problems in attracting and retaining good employees. Employerswould be wise not to ignore the damage such litigation can do to theirreputations. Take for example the 300,000 recently awarded to theprimary school teacher and the coverage it attracted".He adds, "The tight labour market means there is intense competition atthe top for the best talent and prospective employees are becoming moreand more choosy about the type of organisation they want to work for -employer brand in today's climate really does matter".Co...
News | 8 Feb 2001
