The government has changed the rules to give quicker access to compensation for all people who are diagnosed with asbestos-related...
Compensation
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CIPD reward survey exposes failure to apply strategic planning or measure effectiveness
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryOnly one-third of organisations have a reward strategy and only half of these measure its effectiveness, a survey reveals.A study...
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Walsall Council agrees £584,000 payout for whistleblower after colleagues’ hostility caused him stress
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryWalsall Council has agreed a settlement totalling £584,000 with a former council whistleblower. Peter Francis, a former head of programme...
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UK workers would stay in their jobs longer if their companies thanked them for their hard work more often and...
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Government to amend flawed legislation to speed up compensation for sufferers of asbestos-related mesothelioma
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryThe government has announced it will legislate to make changes to the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) to help victims...
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Law lords summer date for bid to reinstate compensation for multi-site acquired asbestos-related pleural plaques
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryAn appeal to the law lords to reinstate compensation for sufferers of asbestos-related condition pleural plaques, where it was acquired at...
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Major players in the shipping industry are forming an HR and benchmarking club intended to produce reliable salary and compensation...
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The dramatic U-turn over the compensation laws covering asbestos victims may have been prompted by an emotional plea to prime...
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A Royal Navy recruit has been awarded £191,400 damages after she broke her ankle on an assault course
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Employers and workers join call to include benefits packages in job advertisements
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryFull benefits package would differentiate firms from competitors.
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Tony Blair confirms commitment to push through Compensation Bill.
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Scottish local government politicians could receive a £20,000 pay-off if they step down at the next local government elections to let more young blood in.
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Fewer than one in 10 people made ill or injured by their work ever receive compensation from the state or their employer, the Trades Union Congress (TUC) has said
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Waste transfer firm fined £100,000 over death; HSE revises 'slips and trips' guide for caterers; Road contractor fined after worker burned to death
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Hundreds of former employees at failed steelmaker Allied Steel and Wire have won a victory at the employment tribunal securing compensation of 90 days' pay.