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48: How the 48-hour working week could push employers to the max
workplacelaw The exclusive magazine for premium members of the Workplace Law Network How the 48 hour working week could push employers to the max WORKING TIME SPECIAL FEBRUARY 2009 Issue 44 Interview: Gary Titley, Leader of Labour's MEPs, on the Working Time Directive. Page 20 Navigating the Globe Fire risk assessing the only thatched building in London. Page 22 Keeping in touch Case law: Long term ...
Magazine issue | 5 Feb 2009
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Same old: has health and safety really changed after the Young review?
... of the Coalition Government. Back in June, when the health and safety review was announced, Lord Young and David Cameron talked up the prevailing tabloid view of over zealous `elf `n' safety' killjoys, and promised to change it with a `sensible new approach' and an `element of common sense'. Those working within the sector were understandably worried that Lord Young would ignore the invaluable contribution that the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 has brought to the workplace, and concentrate instead on a rise in personal injury claims and councils cancelling public events. Well, `Common Sens...
Magazine issue | 1 Nov 2010
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Cultivating success: how to cut costs and stimulate growth
...ues. 30 SPEAkING OUT Workplace Law consultants recently spoke at two further education-based conferences. The daTa 33 THIS mONTH'S STATISTICS Updated figures and information on health and safety and employment law. 09 48 HOUR OPT-OUT HERE TO STAy The final round of talks about the opt-out of the Working Time Directive took place at the end of April after five years of discussions and they 20 PERmITTED TO EmPLOy? Workplace Law is working with immigration specialists, Davidson Morris Solicitors, to offer expert advice on managing new immigration "If you're thinking `this woman's from the minist...
Magazine issue | 1 Jun 2009
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Buncefield disaster: the aftermath and what you can learn from it
...s ask the experts for advice on health and safety issues. 06 LEGAL CALENDAR Key legislative dates taking place in May and June. NETWoRK 16 uNIvERSITy ChALLENGE ThE hEIGhT Of GOOD hEALTh AND SAfETy How the University of Hertfordshire's Department of Estates, Hospitality and Contract Services is working with Workplace Law to assess the health and safety risks of working at height. ChaLLENgE 22 EvACuATE ThE CITy! In the event of a major incident in a crowded city centre, an evacuation may have to be ordered and it may have to happen quickly. Claire Fuller explored the approach taken by the coun...
Magazine issue | 5 May 2009
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3 strikes and your fire's not out!
... reduce resources pose serious risk to workplace safety Plus: Legal calendar | Clinic | Case reports | Technical guidance | The data | Comment and more ... Contents In this issue ... LATEST 05 EDITORIAL Government bodies seem reluctant to give any real answers to how the fire reform is actually working, commenting only on what the legislation was originally intended to achieve. Is this because they won't admit that the legislation and accompanying budgetary cuts are putting workplaces at risk? 06 LEGAL CALENDAR Key legislative dates and events taking place during November and December 2007. FOC...
Magazine issue | 8 Nov 2007
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Internships – Are you breaking the law?
...esponsible 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 contractors are working safely. Upon completing the course to report the injury to the relevant enforcing authority either the students will understand the main legal requirements relating to HSE or the local council. The proposed amendment increases this construction work and will be able to undertake effective safety...
Magazine issue | 3 May 2011
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2009: new beginnings
...k answers our questions. Page 20 contents In this issue ... lATEsT 05 EDITORIAL 2008 has been a light year for new workplace legislation (relatively speaking, of course). 06 LEGAL CALENDAR Key legislative dates taking place in December and January. 10 CASE LAW n Only one rest break required if working more than six hours, says EAT n Requirement to have a degree "is not age discrimination" n Asbestos compensation must be paid, says High Court n Christian worker was not discriminated against, confirms EAT 16 19 STRESSfuL TImES AhEAD? Employers underestimate the steps they need to take to protect ...
Magazine issue | 8 Dec 2008
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Perk of the job? Managing the risks faced by loneworkers
workplacelaw The exclusive magazine for premium members of the Workplace Law Network Perk of the job? managing the risks faced by loneworkers LONEWORKING SPECIAL JUNE 2008 Issue 38 Interview: Social Services on methods to protect loneworkers from danger. Page 18 Legal update: Managing the employment relationship with remote workers. Page 28 Missing presumed dead What really happened to loneworking estate agent Suzy Lamplugh? Page 14 Cut off Maint...
Magazine issue | 5 Jun 2008
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Survival of the fit note?
workplacelaw The exclusive magazine for premium members of the Workplace Law Network Naked truth Why the fit note isn't working inside this issue JUL/AUG 2011 Issue 61 tragic mistakes A fire expert on the unanswered questions concerning the Penhallow Hotel fire. Page 24 Comment: Workplace Law's Neil McDiarmid advocates investing in people. Page 45 Legal update: Lessons learnt from the super-injunctions debacle. Page 16 ...
Magazine issue | 5 Jul 2011
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Grinding to a halt: Why Government policy risks bringing business to a standstill
...ones, IOSH Policy and Technical Director. 16 LEGAL UPDATE Royal Wedding bank holiday what does it mean for employers? And Coalition Government's response to EU proposals to increase paid maternity leave. 40 CLINIC Workplace Law members ask the experts for advice on key management issues. IOSH Working Safely Certificate IOSH have completely revamped the 'Working Safely' course with a view to meeting the needs of the modern workplace. No longer is this course 'death by PowerPoint', but rather a course that represents a new approach to health and safety training. Next course: 31 March 2011, London...
Magazine issue | 4 Jan 2011
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Sweeping changes
...iminal liability, rather than a `right'. 08 CASE LAW Drug mix-up led to patient's death; and company boss ordered to pay £130,000 for fire safety breaches. COntinuinG PROfessiOnaL deVeLOPMent 30 AVOIDING THE PITFALLS Maria Anderson, Health and Safety Consultant at Workplace Law, with guidance on working at height. 40 CLINIC Workplace Law members ask the experts for advice on key management issues. 09 COMMENT The Fire Enforcement notice against the Department of Communities and Local Government earlier this year shows that no organisation is exempt from the RRO, says Simon Toseland. netWORK 42 F...
Magazine issue | 1 Jul 2010
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Open for Business
...insulation of hot plant and pipes; the provision of fans or air-cooling plant; ensuring hats and other suitable clothing is worn; suitable rest breaks; n scheduling work during a cooler time of day or year; n additional supplies of drinking water; and/or n educate workers about the risks of outdoor working and sun exposure. Managing Editor Sara Bean Sub Editor Alex Davies Online Community Manager Gavin Bates Design Gary Jobson Mike Horscroft Photography and illustration istockphoto.com www.CartoonStock.com Publisher David Sharp T. 01223 431 050 Editorial Steering Committee Jayn Bond, Head of HR, Wor...
Magazine issue | 4 May 2010
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The Diversity Dilemma
...ace 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 consider when dr...
Magazine issue | 2 Nov 2009
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Changes to Workplace Law Magazine
...epts that we are all different; while equality suggests uniformity?" This, the 50th issue of Workplace Law Magazine also sees some big changes, not least with editor, Claire Fuller, moving on to start a new college course and work part-time for the Scottish Refugee Council. As she explains on p.22, working with refugees who've had to flee their homes for their lives has helped her appreciate the UK's civil liberties. We've introduced new dedicated sections on health and safety (p.7) and employment law (p.13), encompassing all the latest news, cases and legal advice. There's also a lively new round-up...
Magazine issue | 1 Sep 2009
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Euromillions
...of blue, hard hats. So was this sensible? Workplace Law Network members give their thoughts. 10 CASE LAW n Worker falls in computer server room who is to blame? n Nightclub failed to risk assess use of candles. chAllENGE 22 DANGER mAN Mick Dawson was a geography graduate who liked the sound of working in environmental consultancy. Some 20 years later he is the Practice Manager of the asbestos unit at consultants Bureau Veritas. David Sharp traces his hazardous journey. 16 CONkERING SAfETy fEARS The World Conker Championships takes place in the village of Ashton each autumn and attracts hundreds...
Magazine issue | 2 Oct 2008
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Employment law is changing - but don't tell anyone how
...E ... Legal advisors are not giving `advice' anymore, they are simply regurgitating the law. This is contributing to a sort of industrial paralysis that afflicts some otherwise top class business, says Darren Sherborne. 24 CLINIC Workplace Law Network premium members discuss issues around flexible working and discrimination. 14 EmpLOymENT TRIbuNALS: ThE ECCENTRICITIES Of ThE SySTEm It is the eccentricities of the Employment Tribunal system that sometimes provide the most outrageous results in case law. Claire Fuller looks at the top ten silliest cases. ChALLENgE 26 REpLACING ThE DISpuTE RESOLuTION...
Magazine issue | 13 May 2008
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Have we binned your Workplace Law Magazine?
... employees head to the beach, less productivity, etc.) it could also lead to the introduction of a maximum workplace temperature. Every time there is a hot spell, unions call for the introduction of a maximum workplace temperature; during the 2003 heatwave, for example, the TUC called for a maximum working temperature of 30°C, or 27°C for those doing strenuous work. Its advice at the time was: "When the heat hits the maximum, employers should More than 150,000 residents in Gloucestershire were left without drinking water, which caused a panic buy of bottled water, and there were reports of car the...
Magazine issue | 7 Apr 2008
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"We don't serve wheelchairs"
... launch of the Equality and Human Rights Commission serve to address human rights within all forms of discrimination? 07 LEGAL CALENDAR Key legislative dates and events taking place during December 2007 and January 2008. 08 CASE LAW n Do religious beliefs offer the right to discriminate? n Is homeworking a reasonable adjustment? 10 9TH FACILITIES MANAGEMENT LEGAL UPDATE CONFERENCE AND DINNER Find out what's going on at the "must attend event of the year". says and how people with disfigurements are actually being treated, says Head of Professional Development for Changing Faces, Henrietta Spaldin...
Magazine issue | 1 Jan 2008
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Contractors: are you watching them?
...now-how to manage your workplace MAY 2007 ISSUE 27 CONTRACTORS: CONTRA CTORS: WATCHING Taking responsibility for workers on your premises Y OU ARE THEM? IN EVERY ISSUE: EMPLOYMENT LAW, HEALTH & SAFETY, PREMISES MANAGEMENT In this issue... 08 Are you watching your contractors? Are contractors working safely on your premises? Misunderstandings over who is responsible for the health and safety of contractors and sub-contractors mean many businesses haven't concerned themselves with what contractors are up to, but this has left them open to the threat of damaging prosecutions. The inescapable trut...
Magazine issue | 16 May 2007
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Mug’s game? Excessive risk aversion
... HSBC 13 for discrimination No more nine to five? 14 Greg Campbell comments on the implications of the recent high profile sexual orientation case. With more people than ever saying they want to work flexibly and looking for a better worklife balance, Caroline Merz investigates if our traditional working culture -- and the laws surrounding it -- are changing for good. Is flexible working? 19 Driving at work 20 Mary Sutton questions if there has been any real change in the workplace since the introduction of flexible working regulations. The issues surrounding driving at work are many and complex...
Magazine issue | 1 Jul 2006
