Occupational Health Law. Diana Kloss

The control of absenteeism 7.7 Notification to the employer 7.8 The employer’s right to suspend 7.9 Medical suspension 7.10 Changes in contractual terms 7.11 Transfer of undertakings 7.12 The right to dismiss 7.13 The concept of dismissal 7.14 The reason for the dismissal 7.15 Dismissal for incompetence 7.16 Ill‐health dismissals 7.17 Medical reports 7.18 Ill‐health retirement 7.19 ‘No illness’ agreements 7.20 Disabled workers 7.21 Dismissal for misconduct 7.22 Ill health and misconduct 7.23 The role of occupational health in disciplinary proceedings 7.24 Selection for redundancy 7.25 Contravention of a statute 7.26 Some other substantial reason for dismissal 7.27 The importance of procedure 7.28 The right to refuse to work in unsafe conditions 7.29 Whistleblowers 7.30 Time off for trade union activities 7.31 Working Time Regulations 1998

      15  8 Equal Opportunities 8.1 The concept of discrimination 8.2 Direct and indirect discrimination 8.3 Victimisation 8.4 Harassment 8.5 Gender reassignment 8.6 Proof of discrimination 8.7 Remedies 8.8 Special laws protecting women workers 8.9 Pregnancy dismissals and maternity leave 8.10 Maternity pay 8.11 Parental leave and time off for dependants 8.12 Family friendly measures 8.13 Children and young persons 8.14 Workers with a disability 8.15 The definition of disability 8.16 Types of disability discrimination 8.17 Discrimination by association 8.18 Justification of disability‐related and indirect discrimination 8.19 Pre‐employment screening 8.20 Reasonable adjustments 8.21 Occupational pension schemes 8.22 Occupational health and the Equality Act 8.23 Employer’s knowledge of a disability 8.24 Liability of employer/principal and employee/agent 8.25 Age discrimination

      16  Appendix A: Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002, Regulation 11 Health SurveillanceControl of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002, Regulation 11 Health Surveillance Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Approved Code of Practice (excerpts)

      17  Appendix B: Equality Act 2010: Part 2: Guidance on matters to be taken into account in determining questions relating to the definition of disability (excerpts)Equality Act 2010: Part 2: Guidance on matters to be taken into account in determining questions relating to the definition of disability (excerpts) Section A: The Definition Section B: Substantial Section C: Long‐term Section D: Normal day‐to‐day activities Appendix

      18  Bibliography

      19  Index

      20  End User License Agreement

      Guide

      1  Cover

      2 Table of Contents

      3  Begin Reading

      Pages

      1  iii

      2  iv

      3  ix