Length of service in redundancy selection not age discriminatory In the first reported decision on this issue, the High Court held, in Rolls Royce Plc v Unite [2008] EWHC 2420, that the use of length of service in selection for redundancy was lawful and not age discriminatory.
31 Oct 2008
Gearing up for the new standard contracts December 2008 will see the launch of the Department of Health's new standard contracts for mental health and learning disability services, community services and ambulance services.
Changes in learning disability funding A new Circular has been issued by the Department of Health that follows on from the “Valuing People Now” consultation paper.
01 Sep 2008
Procurement: criteria must be disclosed A recent decision has underlined the importance to public bodies of providing clear details regarding the award criteria to be used to evaluate tenders
27 Aug 2008
Ophthalmic Fraud The new GOS contract, which took effect on 1st August 2008, means that PCTs may need to review their strategy in seeking to prevent and detect fraud by providers of ophthalmic services.
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