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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 10/03/2011 The number of businesses facing insolvency fell by ten per cent in January 2011, statistics have revealed. According to Experian’s most recent Insolvency Index, 1,266 businesses went under...
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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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Posted 20/08/2012 The millionth uninsured car on Britain’s roads has been seized by West Midlands Police. Back in 2005 police were given powers to stop vehicles identified as being driven...
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Posted 11/05/2012 Employment law changes were announced in the Queen’s Speech this week.In the traditional address to parliament, she revealed economic growth is at the heart of amendments to regulations.”Legislation...
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Posted 29/03/2011 People intending to start a business should have a growth strategy in place that will allow it to eventually expand without them. This is according to Pavlo Phitidis...
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Posted 06/09/2012 A young mother died tragically when doctors failed to diagnose her fatal illness. But now the family can’t afford to bury her ashes because the NHS and out-of-hours provider...
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Posted 02/03/2011 Many people do not realise that the small print of their home insurance policies contain clauses that invalidate their cover if their property is unoccupied for more than...
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Posted 15/03/2012 The Institute of Directors (IoD) has stated employment law has become “lop-sided” and called for all parties to get behind plans to reform the current system.Director-general of the...
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Posted 19/03/2012 Redundancy law should be reformed by the coalition government, according to the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC).Director-general of the organisation John Longworth stated there ought to be a...
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Posted 22/03/2012 Savings and investment firm Standard Life has welcomed the launch of a consultation on the legal processes behind inheritance tax. More specifically, the restriction on the exemption of...
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Posted 16/02/2011 Redundancy will continue to hit the British workforce hard in 2011, a survey has suggested. According to a study carried out by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and...
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