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May 2016
The Government has recently announced that a new task force is to be created by the Department for Work and Pensions, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and the Department for Education, to create apprenticeship opportunities for those with learning difficulties. The announcement is part of the government’s aim to create 3 million more…
27
May 2016
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has examined the link required between an employee’s conduct and their disability in the context for a claim for discrimination arising from disability. Under the Equality Act 2010, discrimination due to disability occurs where A treats B unfavourably because of something arising in consequence of B’s disability and A cannot…
25
May 2016
Experts are warning that following a record overspend of £2.45bn by hospitals and other NHS trusts in England last year, patients could suffer, with hospital chiefs warning that the need to use extra money to bail themselves out this year, could lead to poorer patient care and longer waiting times. Chris Hopson, chief executive of…
18
May 2016
Experts have warned that plans to train nurses to cover for doctors is a ‘cheap fix’ that may affect patient care. The measures, which have been drawn up by the Nuffield Trust think tank and approved by NHS employers, are an attempt to ward off a staffing crisis in surgeries and hospitals. The proposals include…
17
May 2016
Recent research which has now been released has indicated that 56% of UK companies do not comply with their obligations in respect of the waste that they produce. The statistics released reveal that those companies with fewer than 250 staff seem likely to be the worst offenders. Of the 56% of UK companies not complying,…
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May 2016
A local firm has been fined for safety breaches after a worker fell and fractured his skull. The firm, based in Malton, was replacing roof lights at a premises in Elvington, York. The injured worker slipped and fell some 7 metres through an inner roof sheet and sustained severe injuries. The Health and Safety Executive…
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