Industrial Relations
A senior professor of old-age psychiatry has branded the Royal College of Psychiatrists’ (RCPsych) approach to the Assisted Dying Bill ‘inconsistent with the college membership’. Baroness Elaine Murphy, a prominent medical member of the House of Lords, has added her voice to a growing number of RCPsych members, including a former college president and vice-president,… Read more »
The House of Lords Select Committee on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life Bill) held the first oral evidence sessions today, where it heard overwhelmingly that patient choice and autonomy are enhanced by the introduction of assisted dying. The Bill sponsors and three representatives from Royal Colleges all said that patients will be able… Read more »
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One in ten people who have successfully claimed money from the employment tribunal system do not receive their compensation. Employment tribunals have no powers to enforce payments and around 1,500 claimants a year are refused their compensation by employers. “The ability of rogue employers to ignore tribunal judgements with impunity seriously undermines the credibility of… Read more »
What’s the worst thing you can do when interviewing the leader of Britain’s union movement? Admit you’re not a union member, of course. “Shame on you!” barks the Trades Union Congress’ general secretary. “Terminate this interview immediately!” Brendan Barber is joking, of course. He’s perfectly aware union membership is weaker in the private sector and… Read more »
