Employment and Workplace Issues

Labour & Employment (Mondaq)

16 May 2008

Whistleblowing by an employee may be beneficial ultimately to the employer, for example by leading to improved work practices. Sometimes there may even be a duty on the employee to come forward with wrongdoings in the workplace. How the employee and the employer handle blowing the whistle is vital.

A 'fair Britain' Should Mean Equal Rights For Older People, Says Help The Aged (Medical News Today)

16 May 2008

Reacting to the draft legislative programme announced by Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Paul Cann, Director of Policy at Help the Aged, says: "If the Prime Minister is serious about creating a 'fairer' Britain, he must go back to basics and ensure people have equal rights. It almost goes without saying that this should include older people - the fastest growing population group.

Survey: Jobs, Health Care On Workers' Minds (Hartford Courant)

16 May 2008

The mood of American workers was assessed in a recent America At Work survey. The findings have implications for the presidential election, said Glenn W. Dowd, a New Haven-based lawyer.