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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 31/05/2010 Cohabitees have been advised to make a Will in order to avoid inheritance problems should anything happen to either partner. Property expert Emyr Pierce, writing for the Western...
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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 16/04/2014 In the period between April 2000 and March 2010, the NHS Litigation Authority received 38 claims for women who have died during or as a result of childbirth....
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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 09/03/2011 Employers and unions need to work harder to ensure that women going through the menopause are not discriminated against at work. This is the conclusion of the Trades...
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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 10/06/2010 A road accident which claimed the lives of three young people has resulted in a compensation claim being lodged against the driver held responsible. Elena Putnam, 18, and...
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Posted 02/06/2010 White job applicants at the BBC could be disadvantaged in interviews because the corporation is favouring ethnic minority candidates. This is the suggestion of new figures published by...
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Posted 28/05/2014 Diane Hilton has obtained £5,500 for Ms B who suffered whiplash injuries after the car she was driving was hit by a lorry on a petrol station forecourt....
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Posted 14/03/2014 Julie Crossley, a clinical negligence lawyer at Ashtons Legal, has obtained a settlement of £20,500 for a lady in the Midlands. Mrs P went into hospital for a...
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Posted 04/03/2011 Lord Sugar has raised controversy about the current employment law in Britain by arguing that employers should be allowed to ask prospective female employees about their plans to...
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