What about the future of our A&E departments?
6 May 2014
It remains a huge concern the lack of investment in the NHS. Surely the point of accident and emergency is that time remains very much of the essence and a…
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Zero hour contracts – the latest statistics & your rights!
2 May 2014
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) this week released a survey of 5,000 employers in relation to zero-hours contracts. This shows that, for a sample…
Read more →Financial penalties for employers who lose Employment Tribunal claims
29 April 2014
From 6 April 2014, Employment Tribunals have a discretionary power to impose financial penalties on employers who lose claims. If the tribunal concludes that…
Read more →Restricted parental rights for surrogate mothers
25 April 2014
It has recently been decided by the European Court of Justice (in the case of C-D v S-T C-167/12) that mothers who become a parent through a surrogacy…
Read more →ACAS Early Conciliation – mandatory procedures published
24 April 2014
The mandatory ACAS early conciliation procedure became available from 6 April 2014 and must be followed by all claimants who issue a claim (unless one of the…
Read more →The hidden killer in schools
17 April 2014
I’m sending out another plea, to anyone who will listen, for greater knowledge and management of the asbestos threat within our schools. Our children are more…
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