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Posted 23/08/2010 The rise in people working unpaid overtime could lead to an increase in employment law cases, according to an industry expert. Phil Flaxton, chief executive of Work Wise...
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Posted 05/11/2014 Over recent years, employers have faced a number of issues in relation to workers’ holiday in terms of how it should be paid, whether it should be paid...
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Posted 21/11/2014 Accident and emergency departments in England saw 92.9% of patients within four hours last week – the lowest percentage since April 2013, according to NHS data. The government sets...
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Posted 02/09/2010 A beefeater who was sacked from his job amid allegations of bullying has received an apology and been paid compensation for unfair dismissal. Mark Sanders-Crook, 44, was removed...
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Posted 12/02/2010 Older consumers should look to equity release as a potential answer to the current pensions shortfall affecting many UK retirees. This is the view expressed by equity release...
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Posted 11/02/2010 New plans to assist industrial disease victims in making compensation claims against former employers have been announced by the government. The Department of Work and Pensions has responded...
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Posted 05/02/2010 An expert has warned that recent positive economic indicators should not mask the continuing threat of insolvency faced by many companies. Mike Jervis, business recovery partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers...
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Posted 02/06/2015 Rosaline Wong, a medical negligence specialist at Ashtons Legal, has obtained a £500k settlement for a man whose botched leg surgery and subsequent treatment has had a devastating...
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Posted 03/06/2010 The Nursing Times reports that the National Patient Safety Agency has issued guidance aimed at reducing the risk of swabs being left in the vagina after childbirth. Ninety-nine...
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Posted 27/06/2010 The government should bring in a change to employment law surrounding internships and work experience, it has been claimed. Research by the Chartered Institute for Personnel and Development...
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Posted 22/07/2015 School holidays are often a challenging time for separated families. Working out arrangements for children to spend time with each of their parents, as well as their wider...
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Posted 04/08/2010 Global computing firm IBM is facing action from 250 of its former employees following alleged breaches of employment law. Solicitors in Hampshire have brought the case against the...
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