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Oct 2016
Research has suggested that typical ‘red flag’ symptoms of bowel cancer, such as abdominal pain and weight loss, are being routinely missed by GPs, and that at least 2,000 patients whose conditions are diagnosed in A&E every year could have been picked up earlier. The study, which was carried out by Cancer Research UK and…
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Sep 2016
The new faecal immunochemical test (FIT), which will be rolled out in the UK over the next few years, will look for hidden blood in the stool, a possible early sign of bowel cancer. The new test is much simpler and more accurate than the current faecal occult blood (FOB) test, and a study has…
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Sep 2016
New research published by the conciliatory body ACAS has suggested that employees with visible tattoos face discrimination in the work place and in the application process. The research suggests that, within the application and recruitment process, employers are concerned about how visible tattoos will be perceived by customers and ACAS has set out a warning…
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Sep 2016
The Ministry of Justice published the tribunal statistics bulletin early in September for the period April – June 2016. The bulletin is published quarterly and reports on important information relating to tribunals. In 2013 fees were imposed for those making applications to the employment tribunal and this has had a significant impact on the number…
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Sep 2016
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has considered the issue of whether pay protection can amount to a reasonable adjustment under the Equality Act 2010, applying this to an employee who moved into another role because of his disability. Employers have a duty to make reasonable adjustments where it knows or ought to know that an…
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Sep 2016
If you run a fleet of vehicles, it is important that your record keeping is up to date so that you can reply to a notice of intended prosecution that your administrative department may receive. It is important not to ignore the notice because, as the registered keeper of the vehicle, you are responsible for…
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