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Sep 2017
New figures suggest that a quarter of NHS hospital trusts are failing to provide 50 per cent of their patients with antibiotics within the recommended time. The figures obtained from 104 trusts show that only 78 per cent of patients are being screened and 63 per cent are being treated with antibiotics within the recommended…
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Sep 2017
Following a recent Government investigation, 233 employers have been ‘named and shamed’ for failure to pay the National Minimum Wage or National Living Wage; with the worst offenders being from the hairdressing, hospitality and retail industries. The result of this investigation is that circa £2 million will now be paid to around 13,000 employees in…
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Aug 2017
A recent case has clarified the position on whether voluntary overtime should be included for the purposes of calculating holiday pay. In Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council v Willetts, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) confirmed that voluntary overtime should be included in the calculation. The case involved individuals working as electricians, plumbers, roofers and in other…
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Aug 2017
The director or vulnerabilities at the National Crime Agency (NCA), Will Kerr, on 10 August 2017 confirmed to reporters the widespread scale of modern slavery in the UK. The director reported that, amongst victims, the most common nationalities brought into the UK are from Eastern Europe, Vietnam and Nigeria. It was confirmed that there are…
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Aug 2017
On 9 August 2017, subsequent to the recent Supreme Court decision involving Unison which confirmed that Employment Tribunal fees are unlawful, the President of the Employment Tribunals issued case management orders staying claims and applications which have subsequently been brought in reliance on the decision. The case management orders stayed (postponed) all applications or claims…
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Aug 2017
The Court of Protection is there to help people who no longer have the mental capacity to make decisions for themselves. It can assist with decisions regarding their finances and property and also their general health and welfare. As well as being able to make decisions for a person, the Court of Protection is also…
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