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Posted 08/06/2011 MPs have urged the government to amend agricultural laws to ensure dairy farmers tied into commercial contracts are offered a fair price for their products. Dr Dan Poulter,...
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Posted 14/11/2013 Employers could be forced to pay out billions in backdated holiday pay claims following an Employment Tribunal ruling.An Employment Tribunal has held that overtime pay must be included...
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Posted 16/06/2011 Significant changes to employment law areas such as the extension of paternity rights and the abolition of the default retirement age should not apply to less-sizable companies. This...
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Posted 10/08/2010 Victory was struck for small time landlords when HM Revenue & Customs were forced to back down over their challenge of tax deductions for repairs that were part...
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Posted 02/06/2011 Employees who are facing the prospect of redundancy should seek out legal advice in order to be fully aware of their rights. This is according to Phil Flaxton,...
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Posted 08/06/2011 The majority of workers in the UK would support changes to employment law to lower the gap between the best and worst paid members of an organisation. According...
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Posted 04/08/2010 A group of entrepreneurs have been speaking about the benefits and potential pitfalls of buying another business to help an existing company diversify. In an interview with the...
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Posted 22/07/2010 Care workers based in homes across Essex have received compensation after a tribunal ruled they were unfairly dismissed from their jobs. The 115 members of staff were affected...
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A business adviser who is an expert in start-ups has offered some tips to people hoping to establish their own company soon. Sylvia Constantine, IBA Start-up Business Adviser of the...
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Posted 20/07/2010 People with asthma are facing significant levels of discrimination because people do not believe the condition is serious, new research has found. A report from Asthma UK and...
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Posted 01/08/2010 More people could be prompted to seek legal services in order to set up their own businesses after the comments of one industry expert. Damian Reece, head of...
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Posted 25/05/2011 A change in employment law that would require firms to have a set number of women at boardroom level should be considered by the government, according to one...
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