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Pharmacy worker mocked for hearing loss wins tribunal claim
A PHARMACY worker mocked by colleagues about her hearing and memory loss was the victim of age discrimination, a tribunal has found.
Furlough changes for September
EMPLOYERS will now only receive a 70 per cent contribution from the government for employees on furlough.
Ask the Expert: COVID pregnancy concern
ONE of our nurses is pregnant and wants to work from home, but this isn't practical. What should we do?
Case study: Competitive applications in redundancy
THIS case highlights the importance of a fair redundancy process in which all employees are properly consulted.
HR Alert: Employee in quarantine
WHAT should practices do if an employee must quarantine for 14 days?
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National minimum wage increases won’t come in until April. The current rates as of 1 April 2018 are:
HR Alert: Employment tribunal claims soar a year on from ruling
SINGLE claims lodged at employment tribunals have more than doubled since the abolition of fees last summer.
Case study: Is belief in Scottish independence protected by law?
AN employment tribunal has ruled that having belief in Scottish independence is now a protected philosophical belief under equality law in a landmark discrimination case.
Ask the expert: Practice merger
Q. Due to recent issues trying to recruit new GPs, the partners of my practice have been in discussion with another local practice about the possibility of taking them over and pooling resources. I believe that the two nurses and three receptionists who would move to our practice currently have more generous terms with regard to salaries, sick pay and holidays. Would we be obliged to increase our current staff’s benefits to match their new colleagues? I’m not sure our practice can afford to do so.