Cases from the Irish Court of Criminal Appeal, available on the website of the British and Irish Legal Information Institute (BAILII). A small set of decisions from the 1980s is provided, together with a larger set from 2004 onwards.
The Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission was established in 2008. It is the Non-Departmental Public Body responsible for child maintenance. Its website provides information on its functions and activities. It includes access to full text press releases, business plans, reports and documents. These include regulations and legislation about child maintenance payments.
The Child Support Agency (CSA) in the UK is part of the Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission. It has responsibility for ensuring that parents who live apart from their children contribute financially to their upkeep by paying child maintenance. Its website provides information on its function (including changes to its role introduced with the creation of the Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission in 2008). It also includes press releases, annual reports and regulations relating to child maintenance payments.
The Federation of European Employers is a non-profit organisation representing the interests of large multi-national employers who wish to keep within the letter and spirit of EU law on employment rights. The site has a large amount of information on topics such as pay and working conditions across Europe, EU directives, national labour laws, cultural differences, working in the EU and EU statistics.
The Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority was set up to regulate the mass supply of workers to the agriculture, horticulture and food processing and packaging industry. The website provides details regarding the compulsory licensing of gangmasters who supply labour to these sectors, with links to legislation and relevant licence application procedures. The site also provides sections for labour providers, labour users and individual workers, outlining rights and responsibilities and giving additional sources of information.
Website of the Certification Officer whose role is to maintain a list of trade unions and employers' associations and to ensure the trade unions comply with statutory requirements. The Certification Officer also investigates complaints regarding elections, mergers, financial irregularity and breaches of union rules. Decisions and registration documents of current and former trade unions can be viewed on the site in PDF.
Website of Employment Cases Update, a free legal information resource published by Bath Publishing Limited. Judgments of the Employment Appeal Tribunal, High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court, back to 2010, are indexed with short headline notes, keywords and links to the full text. Employment legislation is listed and keywords provide access to relevant cases, legislation and news. You can also sign up for free email alerts.
Collection of bulletins providing news on developments in employment law made freely available online by New Park Court Chambers in Leeds. The Employment E-alerts provide guidance and comment on recent employment cases and legislation including links to cases where available. The archive is available back to August 2008.
This site provides information on the activities and organisation of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). There is detailed guidance on health and safety which can be searched for by topic (asbestos, chemicals, corporate responsibility, electrical safety, noise, radiation etc.) and by industry (agriculture, engineering, local government, offshore oil and gas, education etc.). Resources include legislation, videos, leaflets and FAQs.
ACAS is an independent body created by the British government to prevent and resolve industrial disputes. Its website provides information on the role of the organisation and a selection of ACAS publications covering a wide range of employment matters. Many of these are provided in full text and are designed to provide employers and employees with information on areas such as employment rights, sex discrimination, contracts of employment, unfair dismissal and industrial grievances.
