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Posted 20/04/2010 Seeking professional insolvency advice helped companies to save almost two million jobs during 2009, according to a new study. Job losses are generally regarded as the most harmful...
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Posted 13/10/2014 Flexible Investment Choice and Inheritance Tax advantages. From 1 July 2014, ISA’s became New ISA’s (NISA’s) and now have more flexible and advantageous features. NISA’S are simply tax...
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Posted 16/12/2010 Changes to employment law due to come into force in February 2011 will see compensation limits for unfair dismissal rise from £65,300 to £68,400. However, specialist lawyers have...
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Posted 10/01/2011 People should have Wills drawn up no matter what their circumstances and marital status, an expert has warned. In an article for Consumer Affairs, Fred Yager said it...
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Posted 13/12/2010 The government must not scrap the default retirement age yet, unless it wants to leave British companies open to employment law tribunals. This is the opinion of the...
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Posted 01/03/2010 As many as one in ten local council employees could be facing redundancy as the government plans to cut spending on services such as libraries and nurseries. This...
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Posted 16/04/2015 We have long been used to trusting doctors to tell us what treatment we should have and going along with their view of what is best for us....
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Posted 04/10/2010 A woman who was sacked for taking time off work to look after her disabled son has been awarded unfair dismissal compensation at an employment law tribunal. Alison...
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Posted 17/11/2010 More workers in the public sector are facing redundancy thanks to government cutbacks, according to the Chartered Institute for Personnel and Development (CIPD). Following the release of its...
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Posted 25/11/2010 A woman has lodged a claim for unfair dismissal against her former employers amid claims that she was sacked because she had breast cancer. Helen Duncan, 58, was...
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Posted 23/03/2010 A Suffolk company has been fined for the health and safety failings which led to the amputation of an employee’s finger. HE & BS Benson Ltd was fined...
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Posted 07/12/2010 The majority of European Union ministers have spoken out against plans to extend maternity leave for working mothers. Currently, British companies are required under employment law to pay...
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