Don't forget
The maximum amount of a week’s pay for calculating redundancy pay has increased to £430 and the limit on the level of a guaranteed payment increases to £23.50 per day.
Case study - Sex and race discrimination
BACKGROUND: A doctor who was dismissed from her position at a hospital in the north of England has been awarded £4.5 million after winning a tribunal claim for unfair dismissal, sex and race discrimination.
HR Alert - Unfair dismissal rule change
EMPLOYEES will have to wait longer to bring a claim for unfair dismissal under major new laws that come into effect in April.
How to deal with Olympic fever
It is only a few months until our television screens will be ablaze with one of the biggest events of the sporting calendar – the Olympic and Paralympic Games. With all the excitement looming, there will be staff issues to consider for practices whose employees are looking for time off during the event.
Tales of the non-accidental tourist
Dental adviser Doug Hamilton offers a pragmatic view on patients seeking dental treatment abroad
Journey home
...the dentist expresses remorse and insight stating that she is a more cautious driver as a result of the incident...
Cancer under treated in over 75s
UNDER treatment is a major factor in an estimated 14,000 avoidable cancer deaths in patients over 75, according to a report published by Macmillan Cancer Support.
Dentists prefer online CPD
A RECENT survey conducted by the GDC found that online learning is the preferred learning style of over half of dental registrants.
National conference on dental CPD
CPD in dentistry will be the focus of a national conference being held by the GDC on Tuesday 17 April 2012.
New gel shows promise for dental needle phobia
A NEW gel derived from a traditional plant remedy found in the Peruvian rainforest is showing promise in trials as a potent topical anaesthetic to prevent injection pain.