3 Dec 2008 5:01PMEqual pay - issues with job evaluations and work of 'equal value'
The claimant was employed by the respondent trust as a social services administrator. From 1 October 2004, a job evaluation study placed the claimant, with a score of 274 points, into the same pay ...
2 Dec 2008 2:28PMCouncil fined for exposing woodwork teacher to wood dust
A woodwork teacher (Mr Shand) developed occupational asthma because his employers failed to control exposure to wood dust – a substance hazardous to health – the HSE has found. Stirling...
2 Dec 2008 10:16AMCare organisations reminded to risk assess following death of 90-year-old
The HSE has this week issued a warning to health and social care employers to ensure that risk assessments are carried out to determine the suitability of equipment used in everyday tasks. The warn...
1 Dec 2008 2:46PMHealth and safety fine was disproportionate, says Court of Appeal
The defendant was a large warehousing and distribution organisation with about 100 sites in the UK and outlets in Europe. One evening at one site one of its employees was checking the rear of his t...
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