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A big congratulations to our 3 newly certified paralegals – Karen Walley, Natasha Copley and Amanda Daniels, and our new accounts technician – Tom Dutton.
A common problem for employers is what to do when an employee facing a disciplinary hearing raises a grievance either about the process itself or about one of the managers conducting it. Does the disciplinary have to be postponed while the grievance is dealt with? In truth, there is simply no rule one way or the other. The test is whether the employer has acted reasonably in choosing to dismiss the employee.
Kirsten Boardman, Solicitor within our Private Client Department, has once again joined the Staffordshire University LPC and CPE Mentoring Scheme.
A recycling firm has been fined £12,000 and ordered to pay costs of £1,889.60 after one of its employees was injured whilst delivering waste metal.
The employee injured his hand when the counterbalance on a wheeled crane, used for unloading metal, hit the door of his van and caught his left hand. The 40 year old man lost the top of his thumb and suffered injury to his hand and arm in the incident.
Following the overwhelming success of East Cheshire Hospice’s first ever Firewalk last year, this year they delivered us the next stage in this exhilarating challenge… the Glasswalk!
A woman, who was left unable to have children, has received a considerable payout after a Court agreed that she had not been made fully aware of the risks involved in an operation to remove a polyp.
A company has been found guilty by a Crown Court of breaching regulation 4(1) of the Work at Height Regulations 2005. The worker involved in the accident had previously raised concerns about the fragility of the roof before he was asked to ascend and repair some cracks.
Time for a weekly update on the Thorney’s Mo Bros progress. As you can see from the pictures below a few are already sporting the makings of a fine Mo. We will be handing over the mantle of the ‘cheater of the year’ award to Nick Copley who started the month with at least a week’s worth of growth.
Well it’s that time of year where the men are separated from the boys through the age old manly pursuit of growing a moustache whilst at the same time raising money for very important causes relating to men’s health.
A 27 year old man has been injured after being hit by a Peugeot 106. The motorcyclist was injured after the car collided with his bike at a busy junction. The accident happened at about 2 pm and emergency services responded quickly to calls for help.