02
Jun 2015
The chairman of the British Medical Association’s GP committee, Dr Chaand Nagpaul, has said that David Cameron needs to reconsider his “surreal obsession” with opening GP surgeries seven days a week, saying that services are already at breaking point. During the recent election campaign, the conservatives promised GP access between 8.00 am and 8.00 pm…
02
Jun 2015
The government has announced that sanctions are being put in place to clamp down on expensive agencies being used by the NHS to plug staffing gaps. A maximum hourly rate will be set and the amount that trusts can spend is to be capped. £2bn was spent last year on agency staff by NHS foundation…
29
May 2015
A recent case before the Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT) considered whether or not a health and safety representative’s attendance at union meetings could amount to working time under the Working Time Regulations 1998. The issue in this case was of importance given that the union meetings took place between shifts; if the meetings counted as…
29
May 2015
Difficulties often arise evidentially in cases where an employee alleges they have been harassed. Alleged incidents of harassment often take place away from other employees; this makes proving or disproving such allegations difficult. In a case before the Employment Appeals Tribunal, an examination of the quality of evidence had to take place to determine whether…
29
May 2015
As you will no doubt be aware, following the recent election on 7 May 2015, the Conservative party won the election by a majority with David Cameron being appointed Prime Minister. We therefore thought it appropriate to review, at this stage, the Conservative’s key policy statements and pledges relating to Employment Law. The Conservative’s 10…
26
May 2015
New figures released show that the NHS deficit rose to £822m in England at the end of the last financial year, confirming the dire state of the health service’s finances. Many hospitals have been forced into overspending brought on by massive bills for expensive agency staff and rising patient demand. Labour have warned that without…
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