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Legislation

All men are equal......it's the law !
Chicken man
13/01/2011 by Alison McDougall

Someone recently placed a help notice within the Event Management UK group on LinkedIn. They were seeking a `gay friendly’ venue in London. I don’t know why they had to specify `gay friendly’ unless of course their experience is that many venues are not. If this is the case, they can be reassured by the Equality Act 2010. Read more »

Manual handling. A pain in the ***!
Legislation
02/09/2010 by Alison McDougall

Manual handling accidents account for more than 1/3 of all reported at-work accidents, of which 2/3 involve an over-three day injury. The most common injury is to the back and/or spine. The regulations, brought into effect in January 1993 and amended in 2002 are set to give guidance to employers and employees on how best to reduce musculoskeletal incidents at work. If you work in events you should know what's what. Read more »

Could today be a Fine day?
Piggy bank
01/07/2010 by Alison McDougall

From April 2010, the fine for serious breaches of the Data Protection Act (DPA) increased to £500,000 and consideration is being given to custodial sentences in the future. An event management role means handling personal data (and sometimes sensitive personal data) and those that do so should be very aware of their responsibilities. Read more »

Event Training

We call it the Knowledge Audit. Critical must-know information when planning and managing events. A training course. An assessment tool. A knowledge audit. If you're not sure what you don't know then this will probably be the best training investment you have ever made. Priced from £25.  Find out more »

Legislation News

The Equality Act 2010 was launched in October. It pulls together historical pieces of legislation and puts them all under one umbrella. It is about equality and discrimination and how to assess, plan, manage and control these issues. 

To read more about this Act, keep signing into Relevant Risk or visit the Government Equality Office.

Supplier review?

Mad woman

If you handle hundreds of events every year and employ numerous agencies, either under contract or ad-hoc, it may be time to undertake a risk review with your suppliers.

Responsibility and liability is often shared and certainly cannot be transferred - even by contract - particularly if the matter falls under criminal law.

Your suppliers. Your duty of care.

Interested to hear more. Contact us or read more about our assessment.

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