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National Minimum Wage (NMW) rates to change from 1 October 2013
National Minimum Wage (NMW) rates to change from 1 October 2013 As of 1 October 2013 the following increases to the NMW rates will take effect: Category of Worker The
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Employment law – Driver compensated for racist comments aimed at colleague
A driver has been awarded £27,000 compensation after he became upset at hearing a colleague being called racist nicknames. Roy Morgan worked for a fruit and veg wholesale company in
... Read moreHighest number of home buyers for four years
The number of buyers entering the housing market is at its highest level for four years, according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). The biggest increases in activity
... Read moreDivorce – Husband fails to get payments to his former wife reduced
A husband has lost his appeal to have his payments to his former wife reduced even though the couple’s assets had not been divided equally as part of the divorce
... Read moreHouse prices increasing ‘at fastest rate for three years’
Figures released by the Halifax suggest that house prices are rising at the fastest annual rate for three years. The Halifax survey found that prices in the three months to
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