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Health & Safety
Safety at work The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has published Safe Unloading of Steel Stock, with guidance on unloading steel safely from vehicles. Copies are free from USE......
Occupational Stress Two New Reports By The H Se Address
the issue of occupational stress in the UK. The first estimates that 20% of workers suffer from high levels of occupational stress; the second looks at the effects of stress on......
Mobile Telephones The Department Of Health Has Issued Its...
to a report made by the Independent Expert Group on Mobile Phones and Health (IEGMP), which was commissioned in April 1999 by the Government to undertake research. The report......
Company
Small company fraud The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) is to investigate the extent and impact of fraud on small businesses. More than ro,000 accountants......
Small Firms Online
The Department for Education and Employment (DfEE) has launched a six-month pilot of a business-led online forum (at www.business.dfee.gov.uk). The aim of the service is to......
Taxation
Tax helpline A telephone helpline, set up by the Inland Revenue as part of the New Enterprise Support Initiative (NESI), offers advice and support for new and small businesses.......
Employment
Working parents The Department of Trade and Industry has launched a review into issues surrounding parental leave and maternity pay. Central to the review will be: • The......
Anti-discrimination Code The Department For Education And...
consulting on a draft Code of Practice on new rights of access for employees with disabilities which will come into force in 2004. The consultation is being handled jointly by......
Finance
NI changes Following consultation after the Budget, the Government plans to draft legislation to help companies that grant share options to employees as part of remuneration......
Stakeholder Pensions The Financial Services Authority...
free discussion paper on the approach to its regulation of the selling of stakeholder pensions. Contact 020 7676 3298. Send comments to Keith Williams, Investment Business......