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Buxton based DHRA Geotechnical,who specialise in rope access operations in the quarry and rail industries, are the latest local company to sign up to Thorneycroft Solicitors Employment Shield.
At Thorneycroft Solicitors we have always recognised the importance of Air ambulances after a serious road traffic accident occurs and yet again the Air ambulance crews have come to rescue after a road accident involving a lorry and a number of cars.
‘Never events’ are events that should never happen, removal of the wrong limb, wrong organ, surgical instruments being left inside a body etc. We have always been led to think that they are extremely rare incidents and based on the number of operations performed each year, this I still a true statement, however there are still too many occurring according to recent figures.
An NHS executive has been successful in her claim for unfair dismissal and sexual harassment after proving that her boss and his colleague colluded to get her dismissed after she spurned his romantic advances.
Waddingham v NHS Business Services Authority
During a redundancy process, Mr Waddingham was diagnosed with cancer. This meant that he was disabled for employment law purposes, imposing additional obligations on his employer – including the duty to make reasonable adjustments.
He was interviewed for a new role within the NHS. But he didn’t hit the required 75% competency level and so wasn’t appointed. He claimed disability discrimination, and won; he had been put at a substantial disadvantage.
A dentist is to be sued by a number of patients after it was revealed he exposed them to cross contamination including HIV and hepatitis B and C. The dentist was exposed by a whistle-blower who claimed he used dirty equipment which exposed approx. 6,000 patients.
A new guide has been published to help employers deal properly with transgender staff. It’s all about creating a more inclusive culture.
A tax tribunal has quashed a £5,000 fine for an undeclared income error on a deceased estate calculation. The case came about after two executors failed to declare the correct income received in the deceased person’s final year of life between 6 April 2012 and his death on the 15 Oct 2012.
A teenager has been successful in her claim for dental compensation. The 16 year old will receive a £10,000 pay out after her tooth decay went undetected.
We live in a society now where image matters more and more. The very fact that selfie sticks even exist should highlight the fact that we are increasingly becoming a nation obsessed with our looks.