Working time directive
Policy Consultation 12 May 2005
Comment from the Federation of Small Business, British Retail Consortium, the Construction Products Association, the Institute of Directors, and the CIPD.
CBI warns ministers on public sector sick leave
News Article 9 May 2005
The CBI has warned that high levels of absence among public sector workers cost the economy £4.1bn last year.
New device 'will prevent assaults on NHS staff'
News Article 2 March 2005
NHS staff are to be offered new protections when working alone, the health secretary said.
Action urged on workplace safety
News Article 17 February 2005
Hundreds of employees are being sacked for speaking out against unsafe working conditions, according to a report published by the TUC.
Jane Kennedy MP - Department for Work and Pensions minister
Interview 3 December 2004
The work minister tells ePolitix.com how she intends to help the millions of people classed as "economically inactive" get back into work.
Draft Corporate Manslaughter Bill (2004/05 Session)
Legislation 23 November 2004
"A draft Bill wll be published to introduce a new offence of corporate manslaughter."
