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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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Sep 2016
A Hertfordshire based construction firm has received a large fine following a roofing accident in 2013 when a labourer fell from a partly demolished roof and suffered serious injury. Sadly no scaffolding had been provided and the worker was not being supervised. As a result the labourer fell 5m from the roof to the ground…
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Sep 2016
The delivery company Hermes is facing an investigation in to allegations that it is failing to meet national minimum wage obligations. At Chadwick Lawrence we have seen a number of national minimum wage investigations by HMRC not just involving large businesses but, more frequently, smaller businesses who have failed to comply with the national minimum…
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Sep 2016
Hospitals no longer have enough doctors to keep patients safe A report by the Royal College of Physicians has claimed that a shortage of hospital doctors has led to patient safety being put at risk. The report also found that seven in ten hospital doctors cannot have their rota filled and found gaps in hospital…
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Sep 2016
Changes to legislation are expected to be implemented in the first half of 2017 which will see drivers who are caught using their mobile phone behind the wheel receiving six points on their licence and a £200 on the spot fine. Currently, drivers who use their mobile phones are subject to three penalty points and…
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