Employment Tribunal

1) Body appointed to resolve disputes between employees and employers on matters of employment rights and conditions, minimum wage issues, equal pay, certain health and safety matters, discrimination and some pension matters.

Employers’ liability

1) Legal obligation on employers (under Employers’ Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Act 1969) to carry insurance cover to protect their employees who may suffer injury or illness arising from their employment.

Emergency

1) Under goods vehicle drivers’ hours law, the circumstances when a driver can depart from the rules to deal with, or when he is delayed by, an emergency situation. Under EU law a driver may depart from the rules as necessary to reach a suitable stopping place when events arise requiring him to ensure the safety of persons, the vehicle or its load, providing road safety is not jeopardized.

EMAS

1) European Union’s Eco-Management and Audit Scheme. European equivalent of ISO 14001 international standard for environmental management.

Electronic mailbox

1) Modern technology means by which correspondence can be passed between computers via telephone lines (ie land lines).

Electric vehicles

1) Vehicles powered by electric storage battery. Normally used for short range/low speed operations (ie local deliveries - milk rounds). Such vehicles are exempt from VED.