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Simplified Health and Safety Legislation: More Detail
The Health and Safety (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2002 came into force on 17 September 2002, and are aimed clarifying various areas of health and safety legislation. These have previousl... | briefing | 27 Sep 2002 12:00AM

Be prepared: health and safety legislation in the pipeline
Noise Existing regulations. Workers receive protection under the Noise at Work Regulations 1989. Under the 1989 Regulations, employers have a responsibility to reduce the risk of damage to thei... | briefing | 13 Oct 2004 1:29PM

Service providers' responsibilities
From October 2004, new requirements will be introduced under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 that will require many facilities managers to make physical adjustments to their premises. The ne... | briefing | 30 Jun 2000 1:50PM

Disciplinary and Grievance Procedures: In-depth Guidance from Simmons and Simmons
This article was first published on elexica (www.elexica.com), the award-winning online legal resource from leading international law firm Simmons & Simmons. Statutory procedures which must be f... | briefing | 13 Aug 2003 12:19PM

Informing and Consulting Your Workforce: In-depth Guidance from Simmons and Simmons
This article was first published on elexica (www.elexica.com), the award-winning online legal resource from leading international law firm Simmons & Simmons. Follow the link to the right to down... | briefing | 13 Aug 2003 11:11AM

RAF typist wins
An RAF typist has been awarded £484,000 in compensation after injuring her wrist. The unnamed clerk who is in her twenties picked up the repetitive strain injury while inputting data. ... | case | 1 Aug 2007 12:00AM

Lack of washing facilities put employees at risk of illness
A man has been fined more than £10,000 after environmental health officers feared for the safety of his employees because a lack of welfare facilities and poor food hygiene left them at ... | case | 20 Feb 2007 12:00AM

Considering DDA in recruitment: reasonable adjustments and justification
The Court of Appeal has handed down its decision in Williams -v- J Walter Thompson Group Ltd. Ms Williams, who is totally blind, was offered a job by JWT as a computer software operator. JWT kne... | case | 18 Feb 2005 8:51AM

Cost of failure to comply with pre-action protocol for personal injury claims
Telephonists making a claim against Orange plc after their hearing was affected by loud acoustic shocks at work have been awarded £15,000 costs when the mobile phone giant failed to comply with th... | case | 9 Feb 2005 9:27AM

Royal Mail Fined £15K after Giving Male Clothing to Pregnant Employee
The Royal Mail has been fined £15,000 by an employment tribunal after it gave a pregnant employee male large male clothes to wear, and "bungled" its risk assessment, according to a report from Ana... | case | 2 Jul 2003 12:31PM

Budget Steers Clear of Danger
15 April 2003 © Workplacelaw Network Quick link - http://www.workplacelaw.net Welcome to issue no. 78 of your weekly members bulletin. Don't forget - our membership services team are alway... | ebulletin | 15 Apr 2003 2:50PM

Are you aware of the RSI risk?
Contents 1. News: Are you aware of the RSI risk? 2. Focus: A Guide to Redundancy 3. Law Centre: Latest in Depth Analysis 4. Diary: Forthcoming events 1. NEWS 1. Miners receive £1/2... | ebulletin | 1 Mar 2002 3:47PM

New Management Guidance on Display Screen Equipment
A new template policies on display screen equipment, which can be customised and implemented in your workplace, is now available from Workplace Law Publishing. The document is the latest to be rele... | network news | 19 May 2004 9:50PM

New Management Guidance on Display Screen Equipment
A new template policies on display screen equipment, which can be customised and implemented in your workplace, is now available from Workplace Law Publishing. The document is the latest to be rele... | network news | 19 May 2004 2:49PM

Are Training Courses Costing You Too Much Money?
Workplace Law Training can work with you to cut the cost of training and save the time your people spend away from the workplace. How? Simply by putting courses together specifically tailored to... | network news | 2 Apr 2004 10:11AM

Model Health and Safety Policy Launched
The Workplacelaw Network has published a new model document with extensive guidance notes to help UK businesses make sure they have a comprehensive, up-to-date health and safety policy. All busines... | network news | 6 May 2003 1:51PM

Driving at Work: New Policy Launched
The Workplacelaw Network has published new guidance to help employers implement a driving at work policy and meet their legal obligations. At-work driving has emerged as a major area of risk for UK... | network news | 23 Apr 2003 4:41PM

DSE regulations: both employers and employees are unaware
More than a third of UK workers aren’t aware that they can ask their employer to pay for a sight test if they use a computer screen or electronic till at work, a new study has revealed. ... | news | 15 May 2008 3:49PM

HSC publishes 2006-7 statistics
The Health and Safety Commission (HSC) has today published the latest statistics on work-related ill health, and workplace injury in Great Britain. ‘Health and Safety Statistics 2006/07&rsquo... | news | 1 Nov 2007 2:41PM

Union slams
As part of a ‘tidy desk’ scheme black tape has been put on civil servants' desks to show them where to put their pens, computers and phones. The exercise at the National Insurance off... | news | 5 Jan 2007 12:00AM

First Corporate Responsibility Benchmark Published; Marks & Spencer Top-rated Retailer
Business in the Community has published what it describes as the "first business-led, voluntary Index, publicly benchmarking the responsible business practice of companies in a range of different i... | news | 24 Mar 2003 11:04AM

A vision for the future: employer responsibility for eye tests
The cost of an eye test is far less than a health and safety lawsuit. As employees become more educated in company eye test legislation, the cost for employers could potentially rise, with sta... | news | 30 Aug 2007 12:00AM

Display Screen Equipment Policy and Management Guide, version 2.0
Employers are under a general duty to safeguard the health and safety of their employees. In addition, legislation has been introduced over the past decade or so to specifically deal with the risks... | Policy & Procedure |

A Sight for Sore Eyes: VDU use and employers' eyecare obligations
The Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations 1992, which were amended in 2002, place a responsibility on employers to attend to the eyecare of VDU users. While many employers find t... | White paper | 21 Sep 2007 4:03PM

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Display Screen Equipment Policy and Management Guide, version 2.0
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Workplacelaw Network Handbook 2004
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