Ask the Expert: Practice merger
We are thinking of merging with another practice. Do we need to harmonise all staff terms and conditions?
Case study: Grievance and constructive dismissal
THIS case considers whether an employee undermined his claim for constructive dismissal by engaging in his company’s grievance procedure.
HR Alert: Covid round-up
A round-up of the latest Covid employment law news.
Supporting employees in Ramadan
Read our key points to consider in supporting staff observing Ramadan.
Contract and handbook changes
CHANGES to employee contracts and handbooks were introduced in April 2020 but may have been missed due to the pandemic.
Statutory pay rates updated
THE latest increases in statutory pay rates have been published by the government.
MDDUS reacts to new consultation on regulation of healthcare professionals
MDDUS has commented on the publication of a Department of Health and Social Care consultation on the future of healthcare regulation.
Clinicians refusing coronavirus vaccination
What needs to be considered when healthcare professionals decline the offer of a coronavirus vaccine?
Unstable implant
...Mr W demands he be refunded for the cost of his implant which he says is unstable and has required repeated tightening...
Dizzy episodes
...Immediate surgery around the time of the first consultation would not have made a difference to Mr K’s long-term prognosis, as (on the balance of probabilities) the tumour would still not have been completely resected given its diffuse nature...