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Jul 2016
The Employment Appeals Tribunal has held that an employee was automatically unfairly dismissed for making protected disclosures even though the individual who dismissed the employee did not know about the protected disclosure. The Employment Rights Act 1996 states that a worker must not be subjected to any detriment by their employer because they have made…
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Jul 2016
MPs at Parliament’s public accounts committee have accused hospital bosses in England of not making enough effort to tackle delays in discharging patients from hospital who are considered to be medically fit, and have said that NHS England must do more to assist hospitals in this matter. The report was published following record levels in…
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Jul 2016
In 2014, a 19 year old driver who had passed his driving test 16 months previously was driving in difficult weather conditions. He came off a junction of the motorway and pulled into the petrol station too quickly, smashing into a parked car. The parked car then hit a woman who was making her way…
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Jul 2016
Dominic Chappell, former BHS boss, was caught driving at 63.8mph in a 40mph zone in Andover, Hampshire, on 6 April 2016. Mr Chappell pleaded guilty to the offence and he already has 10 points on his license for three other speeding offences which took place in 2013, 2014 and 2015. Magistrate, Kathryn Sharp, said: “looking…
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Jul 2016
On 26 June 2016, the ‘Tsunami’ ride at M&D’s Theme Park in North Lanarkshire derailed, causing serious injury to several riders. The incident occurred after five sections of the rollercoaster detached from their rails at a bend, falling to the ground. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) have now launched a joint investigation with Police…
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Jul 2016
On 12 July 2016, Point Engineering (Hull) Ltd pleaded guilty to breaching Regulation 3(1)(a) of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999, and was fined £30,000 at Hull Crown Court. In February 2014, an employee of Point Engineering, Richard Blake, was preparing a marine hatch, weighing more than 500kg, for inspection using…
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