Council fined after worker diagnosed with HAVS
A worker has been left with permanent injuries after being diagnosed with hand arm vibration syndrome (HAVS) as a result of his work for Thanet District Council.
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Archive for November, 2016
MoJ will press on with changes to small claims limit
The Ministry of Justice last week announced that it intends raise the small claims limit for personal injury claims from £1,000 to £5,000….
Read more... Worker lost finger in unguarded machinery
A packaging company has been fined after a worker’s finger was severed while operating machinery. …
Read more... Equal Pay Day: women ‘working for free’ until 2017
Today is Equal Pay Day, the symbolic day each year when women effectively begin working for free for the rest of the year, due to the gender pay gap….
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Employment tribunal claims fall by 9,000 a month since introduction of fees
Figures published by the TUC last week have revealed that there has been a fall in the number of claims being brought to employment tribunal, by an average of 9,000 a month. …
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