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  1. Use of banned substance costs company £26,000

    ...ther Prohibition Notice was served.When the premises were visited the general conditions were found to be poor. Vehicles were being dry blasted using what was suspected to be sand in a building that was not fully enclosed or had a filtered extraction unit. The respiratory protection equipment being used was in poor condition putting employees at risk from silicosis, which is a chronic obstructive, pulmonary disease characterised by breathlessness and a chronic cough.The dry blasting of vehicles with sand containing silica and the non compliance of enforcement notices are regarded as very serious ...

    Case | 16 Sep 2008

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

    ... 100% fit, rather than staying "Disability and fire regulations are the legal equivalent of motherhood and apple pie" Views on the Disability Discrimination Act, page 7 www.workplacelaw.net 3 Latest | Editorial Editorial Comment from the Editor ... Workplace Law Group Second Floor, Daedalus House, Station Road, Cambridge CB1 2RE T. 0871 777 8881 F. 0871 777 8882 Editor Kelly Mansfield T. 01223 431 054 Writer Claire Fuller Project Editor Alex Davies Design Gary Jobson Photography istockphoto.com Gary Jobson Production Controller Mike Horscroft Membership Services Manager Gillian Nightingale ...

    Magazine issue | 16 Oct 2007

  3. H5N1 Bird Flu: Are you playing chicken with your company’s future?

    workplacelaw know-how to manage your workplace MARCH 2006 ISSUE 15 Employment tribunals and how to win them Fire safety Confused over the new regime? The blanks filled in H5N1 Birdplaying Flu Are you chicken with your company's future? Highly commended: PPA Magazine of the Year 2005 ­ interactive business and professional Highly commended: AOP Online Publisher of the Year 2005 - business 1 EVERY IN workplacelaw ISSUE: E...

    Magazine issue | 1 Mar 2006

  4. The Diversity Dilemma

    ...s Workplace Law pass rate - 98% National average - 77% NGC3: Practical assessment Workplace Law pass rate - 98% National average - 90% 05 EDITORIAL The diversity dilemma. 06 LEGAL CALENDAR Key legislative dates taking place in winter 2009. hEALTh AND sAfETY uPDATE 07 NEWS "Stress epidemic" not caused by working conditions; and news on European Week for Safety and Health at Work. 24 15 COMMENT While the passing of the Agency Workers Directive has been seen as a defeat for business, it could spell the end of the flexible workforce, says Rebecca McGuirk. timely update on the legal issues to cons...

    Magazine issue | 2 Nov 2009

  5. CDM special

    ...d safety throughout the life of a construction project. But is it really fair to shoehorn clients into this new role? Well, actually, yes, says Katy Brown. Whether you consider a building to be `fit for purpose' or not depends on your viewpoint; while a designer might feel it is, an FM who actually uses the building could disagree. CDM 2007 re-empahsises the need for designers to consider the ultimate life of a building when designing it -- will this have any real practical effect for FMs? Patrick Dye investigates. London 2012 will not only offer a world-class stage for the world's top athletes, ...

    Magazine issue | 1 Mar 2007

  6. Mug’s game? Excessive risk aversion

    ...cent case law. Clinic 31 What provisions do we have to make for a breastfeeding employee who wishes to express milk at work? istockpho to.com Technical guidance 26 Analysis 34 P24 - In-depth legal guidance on: part-time workers and bank holiday Mondays; strike action -- an employer's guide; House of Lords reverse Mesothelioma compensation ruling and, TUPE transfers and normal retiring age. Attitudes to the tribunal process workplacelaw 3 4 workplacelaw workplacelaw MAGAZINE Kelly Mansfield T. 01223 431 054 A mug's game? Would you pay a health and safety consultant £200 to produce a ...

    Magazine issue | 1 Jul 2006

  7. Licence to… protect your workplace?

    ...re now committing a criminal offence. Back in February there were calls to delay the deadline due to difficulties in getting licensed in time, and the SIA is now dealing with a backlog of applications, which means that even those who have applied for a licence may currently be working illegally because the SIA has not been able to process them all in time. Despite the backlog, the Authority is already beginning its mission to seek out those working illegally. Dianne Tranmer, SIA Assistant Director Compliance & Investigation said: "We will continue with our visits to ensure that only trained, qual...

    Magazine issue | 1 Jun 2006

  8. The sex issue

    ...tion Act 1975 and Equal Pay Act 1970 reached the end of their capabilities? Undeniably, these pieces of legislation have achieved great things ­ as employment lawyer Martin Brewer of Mills and Reeve commented in a recent Workplace Law Network forum discussion, "thirty years ago it was lawful to refuse to employ someone just because they were female" (see the full discussion at www.workplacelaw. net/forum/thread.php?thread_id=867), which is certainly not accepted behaviour in today's workplace. But there are still notable inconsistencies between what men and women are being paid in the workplace ...

    Magazine issue | 1 May 2006

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