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OUTLAWING AGE DISCRIMINATION
Over 65s are to get the same rights to unfair dismissal and redundancy payments as younger workers under new measures to outlaw age discrimination in the workplace.
"The Government has now published its long-awaited draft regulations on age discrimination together with a detailed guidance paper 'Coming of Age'. The regulations outlaw direct discrimination, indirect discrimination and harassment on grounds of age but allow for discrimination if it pursues a legitimate aim and is proportionate. The draft regulati
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THE TIME TO ACT HAS COME AS INDUSTRY FACES A HAZARDOUS FUTURE
Thousands of businesses in the UK are now producing hazardous waste for the very first time.
"The Hazardous Waste Regulations 2005 makes changes to the definition of special waste and the method of control of special waste. The change of definition came into force on 16 April 2005. The control methods came into force on 16 July 2005. As a result businesses of all sizes will need to describe exactly what their waste contains, so that it can be disposed of safely.<BR><BR>Methods of control include:<BR
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Furness and West Cumbria’s West Coast is about to experience a major investment that will strengthen the tourism and industry s ...
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| National Stadium, Beijing |
At the pinnacle of its construction, the National Stadium in Beijing had 7,000 workers toiling over the infrastructure. ...
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No smoke without fire
It seems that commentators, industry heads, central bankers and, dare I say it, Industrial Focus’s own journalists have made so ...
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Innovation for the nations
Hope for the future has arisen from the turmoil of the last few months, as industrial technologies have spun out some marvels o ...
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Supposedly the construction
materials of the future, composites are increasingly seen in
applications where optimum efficiency is paramount including
aircraft construction and renewable energy. As two research
examples show in this video, composites really are the future
for efficiency.
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