The Workplacelaw Network has expanded its range of training events, including new health and safety courses accredited by NEBOSH and IOSH. The NEBOSH National General Certificate course will start in August 2003, on a day-release basis over 14 weeks and leading to examinations in December 2003. The first IOSH course - Managing Safely - commences in July. Both courses provide a widely recognised benchmark of professionalism in general health and safety management. In addition to these nationally accredited qualifications, the Workplacelaw Netw... Continue reading

The Workplacelaw Network has published new guidance to help employers implement a driving at work policy and meet their legal obligations. At-work driving has emerged as a major area of risk for UK employers, since the HSE's recent decision to enforce health and safety laws much more rigorously to occupational driving. Driving at Work Policy and Procedure version 1.0 (ISBN 1-900648-29-6, £74.99) contains a model policy document, which employers can customise for their own needs, and comprehensive management guidance to help them develop an... Continue reading

The Workplacelaw Network has issued the first seven in a series of customisable MS Word documents that employers can use to help comply with health and safety law. Each document contains an MS Word template policy, together with comprehensive guidance notes to help managers adapt the policy for their own organisation. The first document, the Driving at Work Policy 1.0 (ISBN 1-900648-29-6, £74.99, 75 pp.) is an essential tool for managing the safety of occupational drivers. According to the RAC, only around 2 per cent of companies take their... Continue reading

New guidance has been published by the Workplacelaw Network to help employers comply with their obligations under the Data Protection Act 1998. The model Data Protection Policy, compiled by top London law firm Magrath & Co, sets out clear guidelines for the collection, processing, transfer and retention of personal data. The Data Protection Act 1998 defines eight Data Protection principles which employers are obliged to follow. The Act also creates a number of offences that employers may commit if the provisions of the Act are not observed, ... Continue reading

Kennedys this week becomes the latest top-100 law firm to link up with the Workplacelaw Network to provide up-to-the minute, online legal support and information for UK employers and managers. Kennedys has 68 Partners and over 130 other fee earners, trainees and paralegals, and is one of the leading litigation firms within the City. The firm brings three partners to the Workplacelaw Network, who specialise in the key areas of workplace management: Brian Gegg (employment), Daniel McShee (health and safety) and Jeremy Palmer (property). Ke... Continue reading