The Workplacelaw Network’s Standard Employment Contract and Guidance Notes has sold out and is being re-printed by the Network. The Contract, written by the Employment Group at Masons solicitors, serves as a template to help employers ensure they comply with their requirements under law and to provide a clear record of the agreement between employer and employee. The document has proved extremely popular for HR departments and SMEs. All employers are required by law to issue employees with a written statement of certain terms of employmen... Continue reading

Two new seminars may be of interest to Workplacelaw Network readers regarding the management of premises. CIEF: Managing Asbestos - The New Regulations Explained Delegates to this Construction Industry Environmental Forum event will gain an understanding of the recent changes in the Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations, including: who the duty holders are and the practical steps that need to be taken in the property and construction sectors. Speakers from Osborne Clarke, Casella Group, FPD Savills and the HSE. Dates: London, 28/01... Continue reading

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 Car park provision can be a legal headache for employers. Get it wrong and face extremely irritated employees: not to mention claims of constructive dismissal, disability discrimination, health and safety failings, and data protection offences. Nick Jordan reports The British Parking Association has designated 2006 the Year of the Safer Parking... Continue reading

Casella Consulting, environmental consultancy and regular contributor to the Workplacelaw Network, is holding a series of seminars on the forthcoming asbestos regulations. Details below. Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations 2002 The new Regulations place explicit duties on employers in charge of building premises to manage asbestos to prevent unnecessary exposure. The HSE is clear that the main at-risk groups include maintenance workers, who periodically disturb asbestos-containing materials in the building fabric. The proposals hav... Continue reading

Workplace Law has teamed up with Facilities Management Journal (FMJ) and Integrated fm to gather data on Key Performance Indicators from FMs. The purpose of this anonymous survey is to provide industry standard KPI measurements that can be used by all FMs to benchmark their services, make informed decisions and identify areas for improvement. Your participation in this survey will help to ensure that the KPI figures generated are truly representative of the situation in the FM industry. Over the last eight months the first phase of the ... Continue reading