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Oct 2016
Research has shown that babies born out of hours are 30 per cent more likely to die or suffer serious complications. A major audit published today, using figures obtained by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, has revealed that three in four maternity wards have no consultant at the hospital overnight and half of…
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Oct 2016
The National Living Wage came into force on 1 April 2016 at an hourly rate of £7.20. This applies to employees who are aged 25 and over. Separately, to these rates, with effect from 1 October 2016, there has been an increase in the standard National Minimum Wage Rates as follows:- Standard adult rate (for employees…
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Oct 2016
The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (“TUPE”) introduced protection for employees in the event of a “service provision change”. This extended the protection from circumstances where there was a business transfer to outsourcing and changes in the contracting of services. Under the 2006 Regulations, it is made clear that a service provision…
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Oct 2016
In 2014, an important decision was handed down in the Employment Appeals Tribunal relating to the calculation of statutory holiday pay. Under the Working Time Directive, which is an item of EU legislation, there are minimum periods of paid annual leave which must be given. However, there is no guidance on how holiday pay should…
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Oct 2016
A study by the British Cardiovascular Society has found that a third of consultant cardiologists do not work evenings or at weekends, putting patients at risk and leaving a gaping hole in care outside of working hours. The study showed that heart patients who are admitted to hospital at the weekend often have more than…
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Oct 2016
A report by the Royal College of Midwives has warned that some maternity units are ‘dangerous’, with midwives being left on their own to look after up to 15 women and their babies. The RCM also reports that maternity departments are becoming ‘dangerous’ and ‘stressful’, with ‘epidemic’ levels of bullying, leading to an exodus of…
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