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Posted 27/05/2010 An NHS trust has agreed to a £9.7 million payout for a child left badly disabled by injuries he sustained at birth. Lewis Merrigan, now eight, was born...
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Posted 06/06/2010 An RAF officer has been awarded £16,000 in compensation after she was discriminated against in the workplace because of her pregnancy. The officer, who cannot be named, told...
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Posted 27/03/2011 Gender discrimination has been identified as a problem in the IT sector. According to a study by recruitment firm Greythorn, 85 per cent of female workers in the...
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Posted 08/04/2014 Ashtons Legal is delighted to announce the appointment of Claire Sleep, who joins the firm’s Employment team in Cambridge as an Associate. Claire joins the firm from Eversheds...
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Posted 25/05/2010 A survey of British employees has found that many think they should be given better help after being made redundant in order to help them find a new...
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Posted 10/07/2014 It was reported today by the BBC that, in reply to their Freedom of Information Act requests, of the 62 trusts that replied , 51% said they had ...
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Posted 29/04/2010 Equity release should be promoted by the winner of the forthcoming election as a potential solution to retirement funding shortfalls. This is the view of trade body Safe...
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Posted 12/08/2014 An inquest has been arranged to investigate the death of a Luton girl following treatment for necrotizing fasciitis – also called the ‘flesh eating disease’. Link here to...
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Posted 30/07/2014 In 2009 the NHS introduced a number of service standards in relation to cancer waiting times for out-patient services and hospital treatment. One of the standards requires that all...
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Posted 13/05/2010 A man who helped to prevent a motorway pileup but was paralysed in the process has won a landmark legal case against a group of insurers. David Tolley,...
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Posted 26/01/2011 A woman has been awarded more than £19,000 in unfair dismissal compensation after lodging an employment law claim against her former managers. Christine Green, 66, was fired from...
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Posted 02/03/2011 While it is a myth that employees are automatically entitled to a day off on a bank holiday, employers are required by law to give full-time workers the...
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