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06
Mar 2015

Chadwick Lawrence Sponsors the 120th Anniversary Dinner and Gala Variety Performance

Chadwick Lawrence was the main sponsors for the 120th Anniversary Dinner and Gala Variety Performance at the Theatre Royal Wakefield. This unique celebration was to mark the 120th year since the theatre’s doors opened in 1894; the night helped to raise funds towards the Theatre Trust for future improvements of the striking Grade II listed…

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04
Mar 2015

Inquiry finds ‘lethal mix of failures’ led to Furness baby deaths

An investigation into Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust has ruled that the unnecessary deaths of 11 babies and one mother at Furness General Hospital came about from a ‘lethal mix’ of failures. The investigation found 20 major failures in care from 2004 to 2013 at the hospital, calling the incidents “serious and shocking”. The wider…

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27
Feb 2015

Increase in Statutory Rates and Limits Announced

The government has recently announced increases to various entitlements which will take effect in April 2015.  The relevant increases are:- On 5 April 2015, statutory for maternity, adoption, paternity, additional paternity and shared parental pay will increase from £138.18 to £139.58 per week; From 6 April 2015, the weekly rate of statutory sick pay will…

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27
Feb 2015

Constructive Dismissal and Delay in Resignation

The Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT) recently considered a constructive dismissal case brought by an employee who resigned some 18 months after an identified fundamental breach of her contract of employment. It is a well established principal that, in addition to there being a fundamental breach of contract on the part of the employer which results…

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27
Feb 2015

Ruling on Variations of Contract

Many contracts of employment contain a clause which purports to confer a right on the employer to vary any terms of the contracts at its discretion.  Such widely drafted clauses rarely work in practice as the courts refuse to allow the enforcement of provisions which change the balance of power so fundamentally in the employment…

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27
Feb 2015

GMC finds proposals to improve patient safety has strong support

A major consultation has found that there is strong support for recommendations to handle the minority of doctors who cause patients harm or put them at significant risk. Over 2,000 people answered the consultation, including patients, doctors and other health service professionals. The GMC had consulted with the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Services (MPTS) who determine…

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