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In a recent ruling by the European Court of Justice, travel time is now considered work time for those workers with no fixed office. The implications of this judgement are far reaching and employers who hire workers that have no fixed work place are now left wondering how they will be affected by this decision....Read More

According to recent research by the CIPD (Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development), over 20% of employers have seen an increase in staff reporting depression and anxiety. With reference to the responsibilities set out in the Equality Act 2010, employers are duty bound not to discriminate against anybody with a disability, whether that’s physical or...Read More

Unfortunately, accidents happen. No matter how careful you are there’s still a chance someone else could cause an accident on the road or at work. Mark Reynolds Solicitors operate a no-win no-fee accident claims process. That means you have nothing to lose and a lot to gain if your accident claim is approved. Some of...Read More

The last thing you want to consider when booking your holiday is that possible injuries could occur. Travel insurance will cover the basics such as emergency medical costs and offer 24/7 assistance. Fellow EU countries have a reciprocal care agreement with the UK that will cover many emergency medical expenses, but you will need to...Read More

We always tend to think that most road accidents happen on busy urban roads and motorways but surprisingly, it’s the 20mph roads that are proving to be a real problem. Whilst it’s true that more fatalities are likely to take place on busy roads and motorways, the number of casualties that are happening on 20mph...Read More

As you may have already seen in the press over the last few weeks, it has been proven in a recent study that more people are dying when they are admitted into hospital at the weekend rather than during the week. This rather alarming finding was uncovered by a team from the University Hospital Birmingham...Read More

It’s estimated that there are over one million uninsured drivers currently driving on Britain’s roads and every year there’s around 25,000 incidents involving uninsured drivers. As we all know, it’s a legal requirement to have valid motor insurance and it can literally add insult to injury if you happen to get hit by somebody who...Read More

According to the latest figures from RoSPA, around 3000 cyclists are killed or seriously injured every year in the UK, and there are approximately 16000 cyclists who suffer minor injuries. And these are just the reported cases. Many cycling accidents are not reported to the police. These figures are based on cycling accidents which happen...Read More

Despite Aldi’s recent announcement that they intend to pay 9,000 staff the full living wage, the overall feeling across UK employers is one of fear and reluctance to implement it. When George Osborne announced that the minimum national living wage was to rise to £7.20 for over 25s from April 2016 onwards, the general reaction...Read More