Briefing
Is the UK Treasury about to tighten up the IR35 tax regime for limited company contractors?
The UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, Gordon Brown, announced in the 2004 Budget that he would be reviewing the tax and NICs status of self-employed workers. Clearly there was a concern that insuffic... | briefing | 20 Dec 2004 10:03AM
Temporary (Agency) Workers Directive: when will it be finalised and what will it say?
Many commentators have been predicting that the Temporary (Agency) Workers Directive (TAWD) will be pushed through in the near future, with a massively adverse impact on users and suppliers of 'tem... | briefing | 20 Dec 2004 9:47AM
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
Disability Discrimination Act
Introduction The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 imposes duties on employers, trade organisations, service providers and landlords not to discriminate against disabled persons. The d... | briefing | 14 Mar 2001 1:49PM
Increased employment risks for users of temporary workers?
The Court of Appeal, in deciding the appeal raised by Brook Street against a cleaner, Mrs Dacas, suggested that temporary workers will in many cases be deemed to have employment rights against end ... | briefing | 19 Aug 2004 2:52PM
Case
Failure to train contractors costs company
Failure to train one of its contractors on how to use a 20-ton load shovel has cost a Welsh company a total of £43,000 after the parked vehicle rolled backwards without a driver, injurin... | case | 12 Dec 2005 12:00AM
Lessons for Councils and Contractors
On 26 June 1997, a gas explosion at the Kerrin Point tower block
owned by Lambeth Council in south London, caused extensive damage to
the block and surrounding property. The explosion occurred du... | case | 30 Oct 1999 12:00AM
£65,000 fines after window cleaner breaks neck in 25ft fall
Shopping centre County Mall and cleaning contractor Mitie Cleaning South East Limited have been fined a combined total of £65,000 after a window cleaner fell 25 feet from a 'spider' and broke his ... | case | 24 Feb 2005 12:35PM
Subject to contract? The Rugby Group Ltd -v- Proforce Recruit Ltd
The recent case of The Rugby Group Ltd -v- Proforce Recruit Ltd (QBD (Field J) 2/2/2005) provides another example of how the Court will look to the substance of a relationship to establish whether ... | case | 16 Feb 2005 7:50PM
Liquidated damages: make sure they're enforceable
Liquidated damages clauses are common in the construction
industry in respect of late delivery of projects. They
appear not only in building contracts but also in development
agreements as bet... | case | 15 Feb 2005 10:16AM
Network news
Partnering in FM: addressing conflict in facilities management contracts
Beating the culture of “adversarial contract-based relationships” should become a priority for facilities managers says FM Guru consultant, Martin Pickard.
Speaking at Workplace Law... | network news | 16 May 2007 12:00AM
Facilities Management: Legal Update - Special Report. Exclusive Pre-publication Offer!
Workplace Law Publishing will be launching a brand new title, Facilities Management: Legal Update - Special Report, on Thursday 12 August 2004. This publication will provide essential up-to-date pr... | network news | 14 Jul 2004 10:28AM
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
CMS Cameron McKenna Joins Workplacelaw Network
Leading international law firm CMS Cameron McKenna has joined the Workplacelaw Network, the UK's leading legal support service for workplace managers.
As a member of the Network, lawyers from t... | network news | 8 Aug 2003 12:52PM
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
News
Watch Out For
Question: Is it generally a good idea to use a draft contract from an outsourcing provider?
Buyers: There is a simple answer to this question, and in essence it applies to all draft outsourcing a... | news | 22 Jun 2007 12:00AM
Managing pensions in commercial outsourcing
The issue of TUPE is complex, and many employers struggle with its finer points. Pensions are a particularly contentious issue in TUPE transfers, and have many hidden complications. Martha Quinn of... | news | 5 Jul 2007 12:00AM
Collaborative partnership - vital to meet new age outsourcing
Building and maintaining a collaborative partnership between customers and service providers is said to be an essential business practice.
A new global survey from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) ... | news | 25 May 2007 12:00AM
London fire raises important issues for FMs who store data offsite
A huge fire that ripped through a six-storey paper storage warehouse in east London highlights how important it is for FMs who have the responsibility of looking after offsite storage, to ensure th... | news | 14 Jul 2006 12:00AM
Outsourcing the processing of personal data – how to comply with the law
The Information Commissioner’s Office has published basic advice to businesses on how to comply with data protection rules when outsourcing the processing of personal information. The advice ... | news | 25 Apr 2006 12:00AM
Special report
Working with Contractors 2008: Special Report
Some of the most high profile health and safety cases have involved contractors – the leading case of R v. Associated Octel (1996), in which an employee of a specialist cleaning contractor wa... | Special report | 28 Sep 2007 3:50PM
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