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The infrastructure of the assurance scheme built by British Game Assurance (BGA) will be transferred to Aim to Sustain (A2S), it was announced today (Monday October 16th). The transfer should be completed later in the Autumn and in the meantime, the scheme remains unchanged and open to new members. Following completion, Aim to Sustain will… Read more »
A recent legal judgement in which an employee was awarded £65,000 compensation after an employer failed to make reasonable adjustments when her role was affected by menopause symptoms, illustrates the importance for GP practices of having a menopause policy in place for staff. The warning comes from the Medical Defence Union (MDU) HR partner Peninsula, which… Read more »
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The Labour party has set up a commission to look into why its membership has fallen by thousands since taking power eight years ago. The loss of 200,000 members and four million votes is causing concern, with some attributing the loss of support to an increasing lack of democracy and consultation within the party. Although… Read more »
Schools standards minister Jacqui Smith today welcomed the best ever test results for 14-year-olds. Almost three quarters (74 per cent) of pupils reached the required level in English and maths, the biggest rise in English since 1998, while 70 per cent reached this level in science. In addition, boys’ writing results rose by five per… Read more »
