Guide for anyone dealing with or effected by absence & labour turnover, including characteristics & costs.
http://www.acas.org.uk/media/pdf/q/e/B04_1.pdf

Brief 2-page guide for employers on tackling absence problems, including legal requirements and getting it right.
http://www.acas.org.uk/media/pdf/5/3/S07_1.pdf

Making your conferences, events and exhibitions accessible for disabled people. Based on experiences of event organisers, the guide includes planning, the law, venues, promoting your event, transport and getting there, tickets and reservations, making information accessible, sound and other technology.
http://www.dwp.gov.uk/employers/dda/case_studies/org_access_events.pdf

Welsh Assembly Government guidance to help venue providers assess how their premises meet the needs of disabled people when planning public events, and to determine if any adjustments need to be made.
http://new.wales.gov.uk/docrepos/40382/40382313/4038232/40382321/Accessible_Venues_Guidance_1.pdf?lang=en

Visit Wales, VisitBritain and VisitScotland have produced a set of common standards for assessing the quality of serviced accommodation in Britain - the organisations use the standards to form the Star Rating for accommodation.
http://www.industry.visitwales.co.uk/upload/pdf/Guest_Accomm.pdf

83-page booklet focusing on legislation relevant to accommodation providers such as hotels, guesthouses, bed & breakfasts and self-catering.
http://www.industry.visitwales.co.uk/upload/pdf/Legislation_eng.pdf

Aimed at SMEs outlining eligibility, statutory adoption pay (SAP), returning to work and other consideration.
http://www.workingfamilies.org.uk/asp/employer_zone/e_fs_adoptionleave.asp

Advertising is the fastest and simplest way for a business to let people know about its products and services. This briefing explains what advertising can do for a business, how to choose where to advertise, how to measure real costs and real results, and when to call in an agency.
Advertising (BHP) (144k)

Common-sense guide for businesses considering investing in advertising including an introduction to advertising and its benefits, where and how to advertise, direct marketing, the press, radio, television, cinemas, directories, outdoor advertising and testing your advertising.
http://www.adassoc.org.uk/A_practical_guide_to_advertising.pdf

Almost every business needs to promote itself in some way, reaching out to customers and potential customers.
Advertising Strategy (BHP) (161k)

Introductory guidance factsheet outlining forthcoming statutory regulation on age and employment, arguments for the case for employment practices which do not discriminate on the grounds of age, older workers, recommendations for the avoidance of using age and age-related criteria in employment.
http://www.agepositive.gov.uk/agepartnershipgroup/good_practice/ageandemployment.pdf

Guide on putting the Employment Equality (Age) Regulations into practice, including guidance for employers, individuals and frequently asked questions.
http://www.acas.org.uk/media/pdf/s/3/Age_and_the_Workplace.pdf

Guidance for employers to help change their employment practices and tackle age discrimination at work, including recruitment, selection, promotion, training, redundancy and retirement.
http://www.agepositive.gov.uk/agepartnershipgroup/good_practice/agediversityatwork.pdf

The Government's new age discrimination laws give individuals important new rights, they will extend existing rights and remove traditional barriers, and they affect workplaces from 1st October 06.
http://www.dti.gov.uk/files/file29239.pdf?pubpdfdload=06%2F1248

Guidance on the Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006 and their impact on occupational and personal pension schemes.
http://www.dti.gov.uk/files/file28230.pdf

The new age laws (from October 06) recognise that differences in treatment on the grounds of age can sometimes be justified, however this does not mean that unfair discrimination is allowed to continue.
http://www.dti.gov.uk/files/file29240.pdf?pubpdfdload=06%2F1249

New age discrimination laws (from 1st October 06) aim to disrupt occupational pensions arrangements as little as possible, and avoid the risk of pension provisions being reduced.
http://www.dti.gov.uk/files/file29247.pdf?pubpdfdload=06%2F1255

Under the new age discrimination laws (from 1st October 06), once they have completed the employers' minimum qualifying period, workers under the age of 18 and over 65 will receive the same rights to redundancy payments.
http://www.dti.gov.uk/files/file29245.pdf?pubpdfdload=06%2F1253

Under the new age discrimination laws (from 1st October 06) new retirement procedures are being introduced, aiming to enable a constructive dialogue between employees who want to continue working after retirement age and their employers.
http://www.dti.gov.uk/files/file29246.pdf?pubpdfdload=06%2F1254

The Government recognises that service-related pay and benefits are used widely to motivate staff, reward loyalty and recognise experience.
http://www.dti.gov.uk/files/file29244.pdf?pubpdfdload=06%2F1252