Case study: Lost in translation
THE UK is becoming increasingly more diverse with many different nationalities, languages and cultures present in the workplace. Employers may want to consider whether it is reasonable to ask employees to speak English or indeed refrain from speaking their native language at work.
Did you know?
THE Employment Law team at MDDUS have a range of useful documentation available.
Top employment law issues
FROM social media to changing contracts, here are the most common employment law issues facing practices today.
HR Alert: New national living wage
MILLIONS of workers across the country will receive an increase in pay as the new national living wage comes into force from the beginning of April.
Compensation limits increase
From 6 April, the statutory limit for a week’s pay will be increased to £479 (currently £475) and the maximum compensatory award in unfair dismissal claims will raise to £78,962 (currently £78,335).
Reduced antibiotic prescribing following incentive scheme
ANTIBIOTIC prescribing in primary care in England fell 7.9 per cent between April and December 2015 compared to the same period in 2014, according to statistics released by NHS England.
Knowing the limits
...It is concluded that the patient's gastrointestinal bleeding is probably due to diffuse oozing from the GI tract secondary to a combination of a high INR and diclofenac...
MDDUS reminds members to “say sorry”
MDDUS is reiterating advice on the importance of apologising to patients when things go wrong.
Pain relief
Living with chronic pain is a hardship endured by over 14 million patients in the UK – and GPs with a special interest in pain management are there to help ease the burden