It seems like there is a new story every week about either an employee being dismissed over the content of his/her Facebook account (or other ‘social networking’ site) or another high profile employer banning its employees from using such sites.  Now is therefore a good time for employers to review their email and internet use [...]

Posted: October 8th, 2007 under Employment/HR.
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The Employment Tribunals Service has recently published its statistics for claims brought in the year 2006/2007.  Somewhat surprisingly, it reported only 972 claims involving age discrimination for the period from October 2006 to April 2007, out of the 132,577 claims lodged in total over the course of the year. 
The anticipated impact of the Age Discrimination [...]

Posted: October 8th, 2007 under Employment/HR.
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An employer has a duty to carry out a risk assessment in relation to employees who drive as part of their company duties.  In order to protect the company and the health and safety of employees it is a legal duty of employers to carry out a thorough risk assessment of [...]

Posted: October 8th, 2007 under Corporate Defence & Prosecution.
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Do you know the law regarding children and car seats? It is actually quite simple but please take note - in many situations it is the driver’s responsibility to ensure that the child is correctly restrained – if they are not, the driver will be legally liable. Also, the law and the type of child [...]

Posted: October 8th, 2007 under Corporate Defence & Prosecution.
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If you manufacture or retail electrical or electronic equipment (EEE), then you should be aware of the WEEE Regulations 2006 which came into force this summer. The costs of compliance could be significant. Put very simply, if you manufacture, import or re-brand EEE and place it on the UK market, you must join a Producer Compliance Scheme [...]

Posted: October 8th, 2007 under Business Regulation.
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