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Archive for November, 2016

Council fined after worker diagnosed with HAVS

November 30 2016

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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MoJ will press on with changes to small claims limit

November 23 2016

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….

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Worker lost finger in unguarded machinery

November 15 2016

A packaging company has been fined after a worker’s finger was severed while operating machinery. …

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Equal Pay Day: women ‘working for free’ until 2017

November 10 2016

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

November 9 2016

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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