Barbara Buckett and Associates Barristors and Solicitors

trendz - our client newsletter

may 2005

Welcome to another edition of trendz. Our articles this month focus on two hot topics that have recently been in the media - the crackdown on police computer usage and the first prosecution for stress.

In both cases the importance of having good systems in place for handling these types of difficulties has been identified. Make sure that your workplace won't be the next in the spotlight by reading the following articles...

pornography in police force a warning for employers and employees alike

A recent crackdown on computer usage in the police force has left 330 police staff under investigation for viewing sexually explicit images on their computers. This discovery should serve as a warning to all employers to be vigilant about their employees’ use of work computers. Click here to find out more...

first prosecution for stress - is your workplace up to scratch?

Nelson engineering firm Nalder and Biddle has become the first company to be prosecuted under new Health and Safety law for failing to provide a safe working environment after the breakdown of an employee as a result of work-related stress. Click here to find out more...

have your say

We would like to introduce you to our recently established discussion group - a forum within our website where you can have your say. You can ask questions, make comments or discuss with others the issues raised in our articles or any other employment topic you have come across recently. A BBA team member will post a response to your question or statement, but equally we encourage our other users to post their responses to any issues raised. We look forward to some interesting and lively debate! Click here to go to our discussion group and have your say...

From the team at BBA,

Barbara, Anne, Lorne, Isobel & Cate

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