Insights
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Posted 16/09/2012 On Friday 14 September, the Government published its consultations on rewriting the employment law map as we know it. Whatever your political view of the proposals, there is...
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Posted 24/10/2012 In February 2011 Lord Davies observed that at the current rate of change it would take over 70 years to achieve gender balanced boardrooms in the UK. A...
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Posted 14/05/2012 Employment law is acting as a barrier to the creation of jobs in the UK, according to business minister and MP for North Norfolk Norman Lamb.Speaking to BBC News, the MP...
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Posted 04/10/2012 Sandra Patton, Head of Medical Injury at Ashtons Legal Solicitors, reports on the launch of a new patient organisation and ‘champion’. ‘HealthWatch’ was launched on 1st October, as...
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Posted 10/05/2012 Individuals looking to reduce the amount of inheritance tax that will be taken when they die have been given some tips on how they can do this.According to...
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Posted 13/05/2012 The British Medical Journal has analysed 1.2m births in Scotland between 1981 and 2007 and found that babies born after labour is induced have less risk of dying...
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Posted 25/10/2012 The inaugural Regional Agricultural Awards Dinner will be taking place at Trinity Park, Ipswich tonight. The black tie event will celebrate the successes of the region’s farming community,...
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Posted 22/05/2012 An independent panel has said that Cardiac Services at Glasgow’s Sick Children’s Hospital “may be unsafe” if “critical staffing problems” are not addressed. The review raised concerns including...
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Posted 28/04/2012 The UK Health Protection Agency (HPA) has reported that there is still no evidence that mobile phone use harms human health. Scientists have looked at numerous studies of...
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Posted 19/04/2012 Unite has confirmed fuel tanker drivers will abide by employment law if they launch strike action as a result of a new breakdown in talks with employers.No agreement...
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Posted 19/09/2012 A leading private contractor to the Government has admitted presenting false data to the NHS more than 250 times on the performance of its out-of-hours GP service in...
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Posted 14/03/2011 The government is considering proposals which would see traditional sick pay for employees replaced by income protection insurance. A national review of sickness absence is currently being carried...
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