Over the past few years, the Workplace Law team has taken on various cycling challenges. We've entered the London to Cambridge bike ride for the last three years, and, in 2012, our Managing Director, David Sharp, cycled 1,140 miles from Land’s End to John O’Groats. In the process we have raised over £15,000 for our chosen charity, Exhall Grange Specialist School and Science College. In 2013 we are supporting two more charities alongside Exhall Grange - Action Medical Research and Help for Heroes. To raise money for the latter, we wil... Continue reading

This year Climate Week takes place from 4-10 March and Workplace Law have registered to take part in one of the main events - the Climate Week Challenge.  Each year over 130,000 people in schools and workplaces take part in Britain’s biggest environmental competition and Workplace Law are extremely excited about our upcoming challenge, whatever it may be! As part of commitment to sustainability and helping our client’s go beyond compliance, this challenge fits perfectly within our objectives.   The Climate Week Challenge can be done on... Continue reading

The British Institute of Facilities Management (BIFM) has announced that Workplace Law’s Managing Director, David Sharp, will be a support judge for the Learning and Career Development Award at the 2013 BIFM Awards. The BIFM Awards are now firmly established as the premier industry awards programme in the facilities management sector and are renowned for the quality and integrity of the judges and the judging process. The Learning and Career Development Award recognises FM organisations or internal FM teams who can provide demonstrable comm... Continue reading

We are delighted to announce the appointment of John McAlinden to the Workplace Law Board, the first new director to join the company in eight years. McAlinden joins Workplace Law as IT Director with a remit to put technology at the heart of our business and enhance our capability in e-learning delivery. We overcame competition from Xerox Europe and The Open University to win a prestigious e-learning award for Best Online Distance Learning Programme in 2011.  McAlinden has worked as a consultant to Workplace Law since 2000, when we became on... Continue reading

Despite the fact that the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Regulations 2006 are now fully in force, it would appear that a large proportion of employers are still unclear about how the legislation affects their business. Workplace Law Network’s survey this week asked three simple questions about WEEE. Over 250 managers responded, and the results make interesting reading. Q. What equipment falls under the Regulations? The results were split evenly down the middle, with 49% believing the majority of electrical and elec... Continue reading