SOURCE: GOV.UK Following the 2013 consultation on changes to the UK Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) system, we began implementing the new WEEEsystem. This included a collection target and a compliance fee that Producer Compliance Schemes (PCSs) may choose to pay…
Source: CIPD The Equality Act 2010 (Equal Pay Audits) Regulations 2014 comes in to force. More:
SOURCE: HSE Health and Safety Executive launches new safety campaign as an average of 20 tradespeople die every week from asbestos related diseases Tradespeople, including construction workers, carpenters and painters and decorators, could come into contact with deadly asbestos on…
SOURCE: MovingOn Blog Soon some vehicles will no longer have to be fitted with tachograph recording equipment and their drivers will not have to comply with EC drivers’ hour rules, but with GB drivers’ hours rules instead. From 2 March…
Small food manufacturers can use the online tool created by the FSA to help them produce a Food Safety Management System based on Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point principles. Read more at
Exclusivity clauses on zero hours contracts which prevent employees from working for other employees will be banned. A code of practice will be developed by the end of 2014. Find out more at
From 1st October 2014, parents whose babies are due on or after 5th April 2015 will be able to share parental leave after the first two weeks. Parents who are adopting children will also be able to share leave. Parents…
Source: UKAS The current UKAS business plan has a strong focus on advancing the use of accreditation in the health and social care sectors. The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) has been in discussion with the Department of…
Source: UKAS The Department for Transport, (Rail Technical and International Safety) has requested UKAS to develop the accreditation regime for conformity assessment bodies for two commission regulations, under the Railway Safety Directive. The two regulations are: EU 445/2011 – relating…
Source: ICO The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is warning employees that walking off with the personal information of their employer when changing jobs is a criminal offence. The warning comes on the day a paralegal, who previously worked at Jordans…