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Nov 2014
Christmas is once again just around the corner, and this means the “works Christmas do” will probably be taking place within your Company. For many employers this is a time to fear – misconduct ranging from general banter gone wrong to allegations of serious sexual assault and rape have been experienced in the past, so…
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Nov 2014
Many businesses put detailed policies in place to monitor and manage sickness absence, with references made to absence reporting, return to work interviews, ‘trigger levels’ for formal action and cautions where absence is excessive. In a recent case before the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT), the Judge had to consider the fairness of an ill-health capability…
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Nov 2014
Introduction On 4 November 2014, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (“EAT”) handed down its judgment relating to a dispute concerning overtime and holiday pay. This follows previous rulings in the European Court of Justice (“ECJ”) which considered the relationship between certain payments such as commission and allowances, and holiday pay. The implications of this judgment therefore…
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Nov 2014
The Patients Association has condemned the Parliamentary Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO), an independent watchdog which has been set up to handle patients’ complaints to the NHS, saying that patients are wasting their time. The role of the PHSO is to investigate complaints over poor service and unfair treatment that patients have received from the NHS…
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Nov 2014
Amanda Simmonds ponders the problems of unincorporated family businesses in England and Wales. Most advisors are familiar with dealing with family businesses that are incorporated, but will perhaps be less familiar with family businesses run as partnerships or even as sole traders. For the families behind these businesses, there is an expectation that the…
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Nov 2014
An October 2014 report by the Care Quality Commission has indicated that certain Maternity Units are so short staffed that they place patients at risk. It was found that there was a frequent problem with shortages of midwives and Consultant Obstetricians and that there were cases where the ratio of midwives to patients was below…
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