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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 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 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 15/06/2010 A number of East Anglia residents are making compensation claims against Essex City Council for personal injuries they sustained on a road in Loughton. The authority is currently...
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Posted 01/06/2010 People in the UK have been warned that relying on credit to pay everyday expenses could lead to insolvency. Richard Sorsky from the UK Insolvency Helpline Debt Advice...
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Posted 03/03/2011 The government has moved to close an employment law loophole surrounding the implementation of the removal of the default retirement age (DRA). Previously, employers would not have been...
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Posted 02/03/2011 It is widely recognised that a failure to ensure the security of a company’s IT systems, including restrictions on staff Internet access, effective data management and protection against...
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Posted 27/05/2010 Employers could find themselves open to problems after it was claimed that the government’s new benefits system is declaring people fit to work even when they are not....
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Posted 27/05/2010 An NHS trust has agreed to a £9.7 million payout for a child left badly disabled by injuries he sustained at birth. Lewis Merrigan, now eight, was born...
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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 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 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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