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Calls to reform family leave pay

A report is calling on the Government to reform laws surrounding paternity and maternity pay to simplify family leave for...

Firms’ building failures killed worker

A worker died on a building site because of safety failures by architects and a construction firm. David Cairns was...

Man loses age discrimination case

A solicitors' partner who sued his own company for age discrimination has lost his legal fight. Leslie Seldon was forced...

Companies fined after man’s death

An architect and construction company has admitted that subcontractors who worked on a Somerset building site were not safely managed,...

FSA to extend tough bonus rules

Around 2,500 firms across the country could be forced to adopt the City watchdog's tough new rules on bonuses and...

Bosses welcome retirement age progress

Bosses have welcomed a Government announcement that it plans to allow people to work for longer by abolishing the age...

Ex-bank chief fined for fake figures

A former boss at Northern Rock, the bank which was bailed out to the tune of billions of taxpayer pounds,...

Tribunal system ‘needs reform’

The employment tribunal procedure needs to be overhauled, according to legal experts. According to a survey carried out by the...

Payout for former hospital chief

A former hospital chief has been awarded more than £67,000 compensation after he was unfairly dismissed. John Watkinson, the former...

Pompey employees win compensation

Portsmouth FC have been ordered to pay more than £100,000 to employees who lost their jobs when the club went...

Firefighter awarded £80,000 for human rights breach

A firefighter sacked for asserting that new chairs in his brigade aggravated his spinal arthritis has been awarded £80,000 because...

Council leader facing sex discimination claim from 1,100 staff

Aberdeen City Council leader John Stewart is among 10 councillors who have been served with citations in sex discrimination claims...