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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 »
Environment Secretary Thérèse Coffey spoke of her support for shooting when she addressed guests at the Conservative Autumn Conference in Manchester this week. Addressing hundreds of guests at the Rural Reception, held jointly by BASC and the Angling Trust, Dr Coffey said: “This is one of the most important events of the week for me because it’s with… Read more »
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Listen to Labour delegates at the party’s autumn conference in Brighton give their reactions to the Sun’s decision to back David Cameron and abandon the government: Murdoch delivers body blow to Brown
By Alex Stevenson and Ian Dunt Children’s secretary Ed Balls has asserted his support for foreign social workers in comments to politics.co.uk. The issue of overseas social workers prompted fierce debate earlier in the summer when shadow health minister Tim Loughton suggested to politics.co.uk that foreign social workers were ill-equipped to deal with the unique… Read more »