30 April 2008

May Day Bank Holiday

Although these offices will be closed on Monday 5 May 2008, there will be skeleton cover on the employee relations and the health and safety duty desks.

How well do you understand the Disability Discrimination Act 1995?

The Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) is a complicated area of the law. Test your understanding of an employer’s duty to make reasonable adjustments under the DDA against one of our own lawyers.

Get the latest work and family guidance

EEF's new guide is now available, with expert advice and tools to help you manage employees' requests for a better work/life balance.

Industry welcomes business-government tax forum

EEF, the manufacturers’ organisation welcomed today’s announcement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer of a working group on tax as a positive response to it’s calls for a long term strategy on business taxation.

Report shows manufacturers embracing employment of older workers

Manufacturers are adopting an increasingly positive attitude towards employing older workers in order to address the challenges posed by continued skills shortages and an ageing population, according to a report published today by EEF.

Corporate Manslaughter - the new law

The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 became law on the 6 April 2008.

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

Pay update - April 2008

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

Inflation update - April 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.