All Employees articles – Page 7
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Features
Reducing the risk of discrimination
Alison Love warns employers of some of the common pitfalls associated with unlawful discrimination and suggests how businesses can reduce their risks
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UK fire regulations may require a new approach
Is current industry practice in fire risk assessment enough to meet the forthcoming regulation in this area? Not according to Dr Jason Clement, who says companies are missing out on the full benefits
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AIRMIC Portfolio
Rehabilitation event
Department for Work and Pensions Minister Lord Hunt is the keynote speaker at the next event in AIRMIC's campaign to promote greater use of rehabilitation for employee injury and illness. David Ireland of the international construction company Vinci will chair the event, which takes place on 22 March at the ...
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Smelling a rat?
Lee Coppack discusses the reasons for Rentokil-Initial's desire to abandon its final salary pension scheme and the problems companies face generally in funding pensions
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A positive approach to managing absence
Hertfordshire County Council's success highlights some valuable lessons
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Assessing workplace harmony
Rhian Gait-Parker highlights the current state of employment practices and finds that it is easy to get caught by interpretation of regulations
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Employees who put your business at risk
Chris Minchin looks at some typical ways in which employees may misuse their PCs and advises businesses how to combat the problem
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A corporate focus on injury management
The rise in use of injury management services draws attention to the way in which injury management is being deployed Emma Tyler asks whether it is being used to its fullest advantage.
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Analysis
Age discrimination law challenge
Some UK companies will find it difficult to comply with the Age Discrimination Act, due to become law in October 2006, while a new report suggests that senior management need to give more support to c
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Succession Planning
Traditionally, succession planning has rarely been considered as a strategy for dealing with a business disruption It should be, says Garry Smith.
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LOOKING AFTER YOUR WORKFORCE
AIRMIC has organised a conference with the CBI and Hugh James solicitors
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X-RATED EXPOSURES
Julie Connor assesses the risks caused by employees accessing illicit images in the workplace
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Analysis
Directors' duties bill fails
The UK Health and Safety (Directors Duties) Bill failed to pass its second reading in Parliament on 4 March
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Features
Personally Accountable
Directors and managers face potential personal criminal liability for some offences - and whenever a director is held liable there are implications for brand reputation Tan Ikram provides a checklist
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Working away
Remote working is growing in popularity, but it does bring risks John Eary stresses the need for security when work is done away from the office.
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Analysis
Controlling Pension Risk
As closed final salary pension schemes wind down, the emphasis on measuring, managing and controlling the financial risks will grow, according to Watson Wyatt
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Illness or disability managing the difference
Amendments to the UK Disability Discrimination Act came into effect on the 1 October 2004 Tim Ablett reviews a recent seminar on the issues businesses face in the light of this legislation.
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Taking the long view
Asbestos has emerged as a problem of horrendous proportions Alan Hambidge advocates a systematic long-term approach to asbestos risk management, particularly for those with large property portfolios.
