25 June 2008

Case law update – how to risk assess pregnant women or new mothers

The EAT confirms the technical requirements an employer must follow in carrying out a risk assessment for a pregnant woman or new mother, and also comments on best practice.

Case law update - How should compensation for injury to feelings be assessed when there is more than one type of discrimination?

An employee may sometimes be discriminated against on more than one ground. We look at what happens when there are a series of unlawful discriminatory acts, some of which relate to one type of discrimination and some to another?

Contractual sick pay and occupational pensions to be excluded from equal treatment provisions in Agency Workers Directive

The UK government has agreed to implement the Temporary Agency Workers Directive in line with the recently agreed CBI/TUC joint declaration on agency work.

Working Time Directive - individual 48 hour opt-out remains

Ministers from all Member States at the EU Employment Council have reached a compromise in respect of the on going review of the Working Time Directive.

Manufacturers showing pay restraint in face of tougher economic climate

Tougher economic conditions have resulted in manufacturing pay settlements falling for the third consecutive month to their lowest level for more than 18 months, according to the latest figures from EEF, the manufacturers’ organisation.

Management & Professional Engineers’ Pay Survey 2008

The deadline for the survey is Tuesday 15 July 2008. If you have not yet completed and returned your questionnaire, please return for the attention of Andrew Richards to the address above or fax to 0121 454 6745. With thanks in anticipation.

Manual, Clerical and Technical Survey June 2008

This latest survey gives a breakdown of pay for Manual, Clerical & Technical workers in the West Midlands region and by company size.

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Engineering Apprentice of the Year Awards 2008

The EEF West Midlands Engineering Apprentice of the Year competition for 2008 is now underway.

The competition has three main categories of awards:

Engineering Apprentice
Company Award - both large (over 150 employees) and small companies
Education and Training Award

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Inflation Figures

Latest data has been released. Next published data available 15 July 2008.

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Retail Prices, Tax Prices, Consumer Prices.

Pay update - June 2008

EEF's monthly pay update provides the latest data on pay settlements across manufacturing.

Inflation update - June 2008

Keeping up to date with changes in inflation is important for your business. EEF's monthly inflation update provides the latest data on the economy and the state of manufacturing.

Weekly Policy Briefing - 20 July

EEF's weekly developments in policy & representation

Employment Law Update

A one day seminar to be held on Tuesday 8 July 2008 designed for all those who need to be fully up to date with current and anticipated changes in legislation.

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Managing Absence (incorporating stress issues)

A one day seminar to be held 16 July 2008 for all managers, supervisors and HR practitioners. All participants will receive a free copy of the managing absence toolkit worth £95.00.

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