It’s been a while since I did a podcast, so here is my brief round up of some of the statutory changes and big cases coming up in 2012. It saves me writing as well. More blogs next week and, hopefully, more podcasts too.
Jobsworth talks to ...
Employment Law Explained
Age Discrimination Cases At the Supreme Court
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Last year I wrote about Miriam O’Reilly’s successful age discrimination claim against the BBC when she was thrown off Countryfile. Yesterday it was reported in The Guardian that she is going to leave Auntie and run a women’s support network and seek other challenges. The parting is being reported positively, with Ms O’Reilly not taking the opportunity to stick the boot into the BBC, as she might well be justified in doing.
Leslie Seldon
Mother’s Little Helper?
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During the Christmas break I read an article in The Independent about an increase in the number of “Valium addicts” being created by GPs and it stated
“Doctors are being sued for creating prescription drug addicts amid claims they have failed to follow safety guidelines published more than 20 years ago”
Oddball Interview Questions & Other Guff
For some light relief, take a look at the the 25 Top Oddball Interview Questions of 2011, as compiled by Glassdoor.com, a website that allows people to say what they really think about the company they work for. These questions were ones that were really asked in interviews, apparently. My favourite (and I say that sitting here in the comfort of my own home and not sweating in an interview) is “Just entertain me for five minutes. I’m not going to talk”. How would I answer? Nervous laugh? A song and dance routine. Tell the guy he’s a complete ar*e and walk out? I don’t know and I hope I never have to provide that answer.
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Book Review: Hopeless in Gaza?
I always enjoy the week between Christmas and New Year; it gives me the chance to do all those jobs that I’ve wanted to do around the house and to wade into the pile of books and novels I collect throughout the year and never quite get chance to read. This year has been no different and in amongst all the festivities I’ve managed to make some inroads into the reading list. A case in point is the first novel by Selma Dabbagh, a British Palestinian writer, called Out of It. It makes for a very uncomfortable, although very readable experience (if that isn’t a contradiction in terms).
New Year, New Look
In the dog days of 2011, when all there is to do is eat cold turkey and chocolate (but not necessarily at the same time), I thought it time to give the old blog a make over. I was a bit jaded with the old blue and grey colour scheme and wanted something minimalist that would fit in with the other two blogs I write – Troubleahead and UK BlawgRoundUp. I like the cleanness of the white background, contrasting with black writing. I’d also got fed up with seeing my mugshot in the sidebar. I might get a new photo done in due course, but for the time being I’m going with the stripped down bare basics look. The old theme – Persephone – didn’t provide much design flexibility and altering the borders round photographs proved beyond my coding skills. The problem was the text font was very hard to distinguish from the background colour: not so anymore.
Government Introduces New Fast-Track Dispute Resolution Scheme
It was today announced that the Coalition Government, following consultation with the Institute of Directors has decided to consult on a new means of resolving workplace disputes,
- Fast Track Dispute Resolution – But is it Justice?
The scheme has been trialled in the United States where it has proved to be instrumental in reducing the amount of employment related litigation. It is said to be the most successful method of Alternative Dispute Resolution ever seen and both David Cameron and George Osborne are known to be giving it careful consideration. Vince Cable, the Business Secretary, was not available for comment.
Accidents at Work and on the Roads
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Family lawyers often talk about how Christmas gives rise to an upsurge in divorce work in the New Year. The same is probably also true of personal injury work, if to a lesser extent. Claims for personal injury usually involve
- an accident at work,
- Road Traffic Accident
- a slip or trip on a pavement
- injury by a faulty product.
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Review of 2011 – Radical Reforms, Unprotected Conversations & More
As the wheels fall off time’s winged chariot and Old Father Time is evicted from his nursing home;
And as the Partygoer of Unquenchable Thirst prepares to meet the Office Party of Bitter Experience, it’s that time of the year again: the annual review.