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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 handing over of responsibility for security in Iraq to the Baghdad government is “absolutely key” to improving the situation there, Margaret Beckett has said. In her first visit to Iraq since becoming foreign secretary, she said that Iraqi security forces had already taken over control of one province from coalition troops, and “we hope… Read more »
The death of three British soldiers in Afghanistan and Iraq today is a “terrible tragedy”, Tony Blair has said – but he insisted their work was “absolutely vital”. Two servicemen died and two others were wounded when their patrol was attacked near the southern Iraqi town of Basra, where most UK troops are based. The… Read more »
