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Going To Work Is Good For Your Health! - GP's To Issue 'Fit Notes' |
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Employers and employees affected by sickness absence may be interested to learn of the changes to the present sick note system that are to take effect from the 6 April 2010. |
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Refusing Medical Treatment in Advance |
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In planning for the future many clients take the sensible step of both making a Will and also setting up a Lasting Power of Attorney to cover their financial affairs. The latter enables named persons to assist and manage one’s affairs in case of serious illness. They are called “attorneys” but they do not need to be lawyers in this context – they are usually family members.
Some clients feel strongly that they would not wish to be kept alive in certain cases of serious illness or accident.
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Major Charity Fundraising Success for Milne Moser |
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Our offices at both Kendal and Milnthorpe are celebrating the success of their participation in Will Aid 2009. Solicitors at both offices donated their professional services free ofcharge during the month of November in return for charity donations from clients participating in the Will Aid scheme. |
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Employment Law Update November 2009 |
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Following abolition of the Statutory Disciplinary Procedures earlier this year the old three month limitation period for an employee to bring unfair dismissal procedures is back, and a claim must be usually brought within three months of the Employee’s date of termination (‘EDT’) |
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Swine Flu - A Serious Concern for Employers |
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Latest Government reports suggest that the level of reported cases of Swine Flu have begun to fall sharply with “only” 64,000 cases last week. This represents a 25% reduction on previous reports but employers should ensure that they have plans in place to ensure their businesses continue to function in the face of employee absence. |
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Congratulations are in order for associate solicitor Emma Winkworth who has been appointed to the Law Society’s Personal Injury Panel as part of the Law Society’s Accreditation Scheme. |
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Chancel Repair Liability...be warned! |
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If you have recently bought or are in the process of buying your own house, you may have come across the term‘Chancel Repair Liability’, a form of taxation which strikes fear into the hearts of property lawyers and which is set to become a hot topic as the year 2013 approaches.
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The staff at our Kendal office will soon be welcoming a new face in the guise of Aashka, Justine's German Shepherd puppy. |
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The world of employment law continues to change at a rapid rate, below are just some of the changes that have recently come into effect: - |
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Empty Properties - End of Relief? |
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The 1st April 2008 saw The Rating (Empty Properties) Act 2007 come into force. Landlords of empty commercial properties will be liable for payment of full business rates after 3 months of any industrial unit being empty and after 6 months of any warehousing being empty. |
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