30
Nov 2016
On 23 November 2016 the Chancellor delivered the Autumn Statement for 2016, providing for a number of future changes in employment law. Employee shareholder status tax reliefs are to be abolished. The tax reliefs, in particular for income tax and capital gains tax, associated with employee shareholder status will be abolished for shares acquired by…
30
Nov 2016
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has held that a dismissal for allegations of gross misconduct was unfair in circumstances where there had been serious procedural failings. In this case, the employee had been employed for 14 years as a healthcare assistant and a patient made a complaint against her. The patient gave descriptions of the…
30
Nov 2016
An Employment Tribunal (ET) has confirmed that Uber taxi drivers are “workers” for the purposes of important employment legislation; namely the Employment Rights Act 1996, the National Minimum Wage Act 1998 and the Working Time Regulations 1998. Where individuals are classed as workers they benefit from various employment rights including protection from unlawful deductions from…
23
Nov 2016
Health managers in 44 areas of England have been ordered to draw up strategies in an attempt to change services, improve care and reduce costs. The Sustainability and Transformation Plans (STPs) could result in the merging of some services, and see some hospitals, maternity or Accident & Emergency units closing. NHS England say that the…
22
Nov 2016
Health bosses have warned that unless the NHS gets more money, hospital patients in England will see cuts in staff numbers, rationing and rising waiting times. Although there is currently a five year plan to raise the budget by £8bn a year by 2020, this plan was only put in place last year and hospital…
22
Nov 2016
A report following research by the Kings Fund, has shown that fewer face to face appointments are being offered by GPs, with ten per cent of patients being given advice over the telephone, due to lack of time. This figure is up from eight per cent two years ago during the same period. Researchers involved…
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