Parking Law

Liquid Wastes and Pollution
Most premises generate some form of liquid waste such as sewage, waste chemicals, cleaning effluents and contaminated surface run-off. As it is an offence to pollute accidentally or deliberately, f... | briefing | 30 Jul 2001 5:12PM

Car Park Safety
Whilst life-threatening accidents involving car parks and structural failures are rare, the principles for ensuring safety in such public access amenities remains constant. Car park owners, whethe... | briefing | 1 Jan 2001 2:57PM

Building Regulations Part M
Building Regulations 1991 1. The Building Regulations are issued under the Building Act 1984.  One of their purposes is to secure the health, safety, welfare and convenience of people in ... | briefing | 14 Mar 2001 2:56PM

What Effect is E-commerce Having on Property Management?
The commercial property industry is undergoing a period of significant and rapid change. The increasing burden of property taxes and new accounting standards have emerged as key drivers in a shift ... | briefing | 20 Dec 2002 2:34PM

Special Report: Employers Face up to the Travel Plan Challenge
Workplace travel plans are a simple idea with a big ambition – to change the way we work and help save the planet. Although sharing a car with Reg from accounts when you attend a business meet... | briefing | 4 Sep 2002 7:45PM

Company fined
A drink wholesaler that employed a delivery man who was crushed in an accident outside a St Annes pub has been fined a total of £60,000. Matthew Clark Wholesale Ltd admitted breaching healt... | case | 3 May 2006 12:00AM

Asda fined £15,000 after boy's finger severed by parking machine
Retail giant Asda has been fined £15,000 after it continued to use a parking machine even after the machine had sliced off the fingertip of a 10-year-old boy, reports The Scotsman. The incident... | case | 17 Jan 2005 5:03PM

£20K fine shows importance of workplace traffic management
P&O Ferrymasters has been fined £20,000 after a forklift truck driver was crushed to death by a reversing lorry, reports the Belfast Telegraph. The lorry entered the transport yard, but found t... | case | 16 Dec 2004 3:51PM

£18,000 fine after fatal accident caused by car park barrier
The London Borough of Bromley and Vinci Park Services UK Limited have received fines totaling £18,000 plus costs, following an HSE investigation into safety at a public car park. The HSE alleged t... | case | 26 Nov 2004 9:54AM

Tribunal Rules that Security Industry Breaks Law on Toilet Breaks
A tribunal has ruled that all security guards are entitled to rest breaks and the security industry is not exempt from Working Time Regulations, reports the GMB union. The Tribunal said that, al... | case | 6 Jun 2003 1:50PM

Workplace Law Magazine: Park Life
This feature article first appeared in issue 18 of Workplace Law Magazine (June 2006). More information on Workplace Law Magazine can be found at http://www.workplacelaw.net/magazine/ Park Life ... | network news | 12 Jul 2006 12:00AM

Workplace Law launches the third edition of the UK’s top accessibility guide
Workplace Law Publishing has launched the third edition of the best-selling Disability: Making Buildings Accessible Special Report. Published on 25 July 2005 the third edition is essential rea... | network news | 26 Jul 2005 12:00AM

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

The first workplace parking levy to arrive in 2010?
The approval of a workplace parking levy this week is set to change the way that businesses manage their car parking spaces and travel arrangements. Earlier this week Nottingham City Council a... | news | 14 May 2008 5:28PM

Sustainable transport options the 'smarter alternative'
Following on from the British Chambers of Commerce’s (BCC) recently launched Annual Transport Survey, the BCC has released its third instalment of five pamphlets on Sustainable Tran... | news | 21 Nov 2007 8:04AM

Pharmacy giant Boots: tax to park is ‘unfair’
A week-long hearing ending on 5 October is studying Nottingham Councils plan to charge companies tax on the amount of car parking they provides for employees. Boots, along with some of the cit... | news | 4 Oct 2007 4:10PM

Employers could face ‘tax to park’
A workplace car parking levy could be introduced in one of the biggest cities in the UK, targeting the 500 largest firms located there.Nottingham could see the introduction of a parking tax for com... | news | 26 Sep 2007 2:43PM

Ruth Kelly: No current plans for congestion charges
Transport Secretary Ruth Kelly has told the Forum of Private Business (FPB) that the Government has ‘no current commitment’ to introduce congestion charges across the UK. The FPB is con... | news | 21 Sep 2007 3:06PM

Driving at Work Policy and Management Guide, version 4.0
PLEASE NOTE: The Driving at Work Policy and Management Guide v4.0 is available only as a downloadable zip file. From the date of purchase you will have unlimited access to this document, and any u... | product

Driving at Work 2008: Special Report (hard-copy format)
Up-to-date, in-depth guidance on employers’ responsibilities under health and safety law Practical advice to help you comply with your legal duties Exclusive research and op... | product

Driving at Work 2008: Special Report (electronic format)
Up-to-date, in-depth guidance on employers’ responsibilities under health and safety law Practical advice to help you comply with your legal duties Exclusive research and op... | product

Workplace Law Handbook 2008
Over 850 pages of updated practical information in an easy to read A-Z format A-Z guidance on everything you need to know about HR and employment law, health and safety and premises manageme... | product

Dodging Bullets - advice for employers on tricky legal situations
  Do we have to provide facilities for employees to pray at work? Can we dismiss someone for being too fat? What is the life span of a hard hat? Is there a maximum working tempera... | product

Workplace Law Handbook 2007
Over 700 pages of updated practical information for workplace managers in an easy to read A-Z format A-Z guidance on everything you need to know about HR and employment law, health and safet... | product

Multi-tenanted Buildings 2007: Rights and Responsibilities Special Report
The potential for confusion over rights and responsibilities in multi-tenanted buildings is an ongoing issue for many organisations across the UK. With the introduction of new legislation covering ... | product

8th Annual Facilities Management Legal Update Conference and Dinner
12 months of new FM law and regulation in two days Welcome to this major event in the facilities management calendar, organised by Workplace Law Group. The 8th Annual Facilities Management Legal ... | product

Workplace Law Handbook 2005
Every business in the UK should own a copy of this essential publication! The Workplace Law Handbook 2005 is a complete A-Z guide to everything you need to know about HR and employment law, health... | product

Facilities Management Legal Update Special Report
Essential up-to-date practical guidance for facilities managers. The Facilities Management Legal Update Special Report provides a complete update for facilities managers to get to grips with the... | product

Workplacelaw Network Handbook 2004
The bestselling Workplacelaw Network Handbook 2004 updates and builds on the A-Z content from the second edition. The Handbook was developed to help those involved in facilities management deal wit... | product

Disability: Making Buildings Accessible - Special Report, 2nd Edition
?Essential reading for all property professionals and owners,? ? George Ferguson, RIBA President Order your copy of the UK's No.1 guide for facilities managers, architects and surveyors now. ... | product