Transgender hate crime hits record high
According to recent Home Office figures, transgender hate crime rose in the 2022-2023 period. Conversely, the report also recorded that racist and homophobic hate crimes had fallen for the first time on record. The rise in transgender hate crime overall equates to 11%, totalling 4,723 cases recorded. Racist hate crimes fell by…
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GP burnout figures on the rise
According to figures released by NHS Practitioner Health, the number of doctors reaching out for help regarding mental health issues has increased by more than three quarters within a two year period. Since March 2021, these figures equate to a 77% increase. Over 5,600 doctors accessed the NHS practitioner Health programme in England in…
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Serial litigants and their impact in the Employment Tribunal
In recent years, the phenomenon of serial litigants (also known as serial claimants) has gained prominence in the realm of employment law. These individuals, often represented by legal firms or acting on their own, file multiple employment-related claims against their employers. While our justice system is designed to protect employees’ rights, the proliferation of…
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Early detection of Pulmonary Fibrosis
What is Pulmonary Fibrosis (PF)? Pulmonary fibrosis is a chronic and fatal lung condition which mostly affects men and leaves the lungs scarred, which then causes severe breathing issues. This is because the scar tissue builds up in the lungs, therefore reducing their ability to transfer oxygen that is breathed into the blood. There…
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What is workplace discrimination?
Discrimination in the workplace can occur in many different ways. In this article we aim to break down the list of protected characteristics in the Equality Act 2010, which provides legal protection to employees. Protected characteristics encompass fundamental parts of you as an individual, and cannot be legally discriminated against by an employer. …
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What are the symptoms of VWF – Vibration White Finger?
Vibration White Finger (VWF) is a condition which can be caused by prolonged exposure to tools and equipment that vibrate, such as pneumatic drills. When was Vibration White Finger recognised? Knowledge of Vibration White Finger (VWF) as a condition is believed to have occurred in the mid-1970s, after the British Standard ‘Vibration White Finger…
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Workplace sickness 10 year high
According to recent research, workers in the UK are off sick more now than at any point in the last ten years in a current workplace sickness 10 year high. The average pre-pandemic sickness rates stood at 5.8 days, whereas the figure for the past year stands at 7.8 days sick days on average,…
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Sexual assaults against female surgeons
The BBC recently reported about assaults against female surgeons, stating that they are being “sexually harassed, assaulted and in some cases raped by colleagues”. Almost two-thirds of female surgeons who provided a response to the research stated that they had been targets of sexual harassment, with a third of those targeted by sexual assault.…
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Have you been Mis-Sold a Pension?
Have you been mis-sold a Pension? Pension firms and advisors have a duty to act in their clients best interests and are required to assess their clients suitability when providing advice to transfer their existing pension to another pension, as well as explain the benefits and the risks involved with the pension transfer. …
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