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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

Risk Assessments: an introduction
Legislation   * The Health & Safety at Work etc Act 1974   * The Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations 1999 The Regulations   * The Management... | briefing | 1 Jan 2001 3:47PM

Repetitive Strain Injury: key points
How safety representatives and shop stewards can helpRepetitive strain injury is a preventative disease but effective prevention requires that employers should take RSI seriously, both in the inter... | briefing | 23 May 2001 3:45PM

Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act
The Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000, commonly abbreviated to the “RIP” Act, came into force on 2 and 24 October 2000.Interestingly, the origins of this legislation, was based on a c... | briefing | 15 Mar 2001 3:43PM

Occupied Properties, working in
Key pointsThe Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 puts a duty on employers to ensure the health, safety and welfare of their employees when at work.Workplaces must conform to minimum standards, whic... | briefing | 1 Jan 2001 3:35PM

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A construction company from Lytham-St. Anne’s has been fined £19,000 and ordered to pay £5,400 costs by Southport Magistrates Court after a HSE inspection found dangerous working ... | case | 12 Jul 2006 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

Landmark Ruling on Breast-Feeding Mothers at Work
A landmark ruling from the Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT) has removed the right of thousands of new mothers returning to work to breast-feed their babies in the workplace, reports the Independen... | case | 27 Oct 2003 10:13AM

Decorators Fined £15,000 Following Fall from Height
Decorative Specialists Ltd has been fined a total of £15,000 and ordered to pay £1,070.20 in costs, following an HSE prosecution over an incident where a worker fell from height and sustained hea... | case | 18 Jun 2003 11:20AM

Corporate Responsibility: Transco Indictment makes Scottish Legal History
On 5 February 2003, an indictment was served upon Transco plc, the company responsible for the gas distribution network, following a charge of culpable homicide [as previously reported on the Netwo... | case | 13 Feb 2003 3:13PM

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

Can employers make staff 'clock off' to use the toilet?
A company that supplies meat to Tesco is being urged by Unite the union to put an end to its “draconian toilet break policy”, where workers are forced to clock off to visit the toilet s... | news | 26 Jun 2008 12:53PM

Support for government’s mental health strategy
The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) has endorsed a government initiative to tackle the most common health issue preventing people from supporting themselves in work: mental ill... | news | 6 Dec 2007 8:09AM

AXA encourages employees to give staff budget time
AXA is asking all employers to get involved in My Budget Day, a national initiative being launched by the company to encourage all UK adults to commit one hour a month to sorting out their finances... | news | 19 Nov 2007 10:36AM

Employer intervention good for workplace health
Research has been published on the effectiveness of workplace interventions for common health problems by the Health, Work and Wellbeing Executive.The Executive is an interdepartmental strategy gro... | news | 19 Nov 2007 9:16AM

BT campaign to reduce cancer risk in the workforce
BT has launched a campaign to encourage its workers to eat less unhealthy foods, get some exercise, give up smoking, and avoid too much sun as part of an anti-cancer push at the firm. BT says 2,000... | news | 25 Oct 2007 8:03AM

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

Employment Law Update: Special Report - Spring 2005 Edition
Comprehensive, up-to-date and authoritative guidance to new and forthcoming employment legislation Edited by Charles Russell Keeping abreast of all the employment legislation that is introduc... | 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

NEBOSH: National General Certificate (FM) 0104 LON
The Workplacelaw Network NEBOSH National General Certificate (FM) course is specially designed for facilities managers. The course starts on 6 January and is taught on a day-release basis over 14 w... | 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

NEBOSH: National General Certificate (FM) 0304 CAM
The Workplace Law Training NEBOSH National General Certificate (FM) course is specially designed for facilities managers. The course starts on 9 March and is taught on a day-release basis over 14 w... | product