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...wyers in the South East outside London totalled 179 per 100,000. Death rates for the equivalent group in the North East ranged from that figure to 215 per 100,000. For routine occupations, the rates varied from 391 per 100,000 in the east of England to 699 per 100,000 in the North East.The greatest inequalities were in the north of England and Wales, where three times as many men in routine occupations died than managers and professionals. The least inequality was seen in the eastern and southern regions of England, where the routine occupation-manager/professional ratio was two to one.Inequalities betwee...
News | 1 Dec 2008
...seland describe employers' responsibilities for first aid within the workplace, and the impact of changes brought in last year to first aid training. poor reference, causing her prospective new employer to withdraw its job offer. 16 LEGAL UPDATE Offences, penalties and a recent consultation on the UK Bribery Act 2010, which is due to enter into force in April 2011. 40 CLINIC Workplace Law members ask the experts for advice on key management issues. 08 CASE LAW Company managing Ministry of Defence property fined £33,000 for allowing staff to come into contact with asbestos; and Trust fined af...
Magazine issue | 1 Nov 2010
...sentation and treatment of women in finance; and concerns at cost of Agency Workers Directive. 22 fULLER IDEAS Claire Fuller, former Workplace Law Magazine editor, talks to Sara Bean about her time at Workplace Law and how volunteering at the Scottish Refugee Council has helped her appreciation of UK employment laws and civil liberties. 38 DIARy Coming soon from Workplace Law. 32 CLINIC Workplace Law members ask the experts 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...
Magazine issue | 1 Sep 2009
...SES MANAGEMENT OYMENT H SAFETY, E MANAGEMENT A In c B lu R de A N sy D La N ou w EW r g N W uid et o e w rk to or p k la the ce Named and shamed In this issue... 08 The cost of killing in the worldwide workplace Death in the workplace is costly Neil Archibald looks at the implications for UK workplace managers who kill, compared to those in other areas of the world. REGULARS 06 Legal calendar Get yourself up to date with legal developments taking effect in September and October. 12 10 years in workplace fatalities We map changes in the size of the workforce; the amount of legislatio...
Magazine issue | 1 Sep 2007
...essional Highly commended: AOP Online Publisher of the Year 2005 -- business IN EVERY ISSUE: EMPLOYMENT LAW, HEALTH & SAFETY, PREMISES MANAGEMENT In this issue... 08 The cost of killing in the worldwide workplace Death in the workplace is costly Neil Archibald looks at the implications for UK workplace managers who kill, compared to other areas of the world. 06 07 26 Get yourself up to date with legal developments taking effect in September and October Workplace Law members debate the implications of the Barrow legionella case for FMs 12 11 years in health and safety We map changes ...
Magazine issue | 1 Jul 2007
... specifically to monitor members of the public who may enter that property. However, a security guarding licence will be required for these activities. The SIA has also produced a serious of case studies on its site to help people to understand whether they need a CCTV licence or not. www.thesia.co.uk "Delaying the implementation date would just have delayed the problem. We allowed people 14 months to get licensed; if they didn't do it within those 14 months when would they do it?" said very early on that we weren't planning to. mpanies Many security companies have invested a lot of money in be...
Magazine issue | 1 Jun 2006
...pagne! Workplace Law Magazine is offering a bottle of champagne to the writer of next issue's letter of the month. What do you think? Please comment on or argue with anything you read in Workplace Law Magazine or on Workplace Law Network: www.workplacelaw.net Philip Jeffs, Facilities Manager, ATP (UK) Ltd Recently Workplace Law Network ran a story about Stephanie Villalba, a former employee of Merrill Lynch, who took the company to tribunal in a £7.5m sex discrimination claim. The original tribunal upheld part of her claim and granted leave to appeal on the other grounds, she subsequently los...
Magazine issue | 1 May 2006
...stions 18 Facilities Management Legal Update: 22 the year ahead Keep tabs on legal developments, events, training and conference dates coming up over the next six months Workplace Law Magazine readers air their views on the legal matters affecting their businesses If it mutates and strikes in the UK, bird flu could soon overtake the workplace, with half of a single business's workforce succumbing to the virus. A terrifying, genuine threat or just the next Y2K? Thirty years on from the introduction of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975, what has been achieved, asks Graham Richardson Fighting suc...
Magazine issue | 1 Mar 2006