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Posted 16/12/2010 Changes to employment law due to come into force in February 2011 will see compensation limits for unfair dismissal rise from £65,300 to £68,400. However, specialist lawyers have...
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Posted 10/01/2011 People should have Wills drawn up no matter what their circumstances and marital status, an expert has warned. In an article for Consumer Affairs, Fred Yager said it...
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Posted 13/12/2010 The government must not scrap the default retirement age yet, unless it wants to leave British companies open to employment law tribunals. This is the opinion of the...
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Posted 21/09/2010 Three former parking attendants are pursuing claims for unfair dismissal against their employer amid allegations that they were encouraged to issue tickets unfairly. Jo Pengilley, Tony Lewis and...
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Posted 04/10/2010 A woman who was sacked for taking time off work to look after her disabled son has been awarded unfair dismissal compensation at an employment law tribunal. Alison...
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Posted 30/08/2010 A teacher has been awarded compensation at an employment tribunal after it was agreed he was the victim of unfair dismissal. David Roy had been taking a science...
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Posted 04/03/2010 A potential increase in the risk of clinical negligence in UK hospitals has been highlighted by a new study showing forthcoming NHS cutbacks. The Civitas research found that...
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Posted 03/10/2010 Setting up trusts for children could provide them with financial security after a death, it has been suggested. A reader of the Manchester Evening News (MEN) submitted a...
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Posted 17/11/2010 More workers in the public sector are facing redundancy thanks to government cutbacks, according to the Chartered Institute for Personnel and Development (CIPD). Following the release of its...
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Posted 25/11/2010 A woman has lodged a claim for unfair dismissal against her former employers amid claims that she was sacked because she had breast cancer. Helen Duncan, 58, was...
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Posted 23/03/2010 A Suffolk company has been fined for the health and safety failings which led to the amputation of an employee’s finger. HE & BS Benson Ltd was fined...
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Posted 07/12/2010 The majority of European Union ministers have spoken out against plans to extend maternity leave for working mothers. Currently, British companies are required under employment law to pay...
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