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Spousal maintenance - am I obligated to pay? If so, how much and how long for?
13 May 2025Spousal maintenance is a sum of money that is paid from one spouse to the other after a relationship breakdown. It is a legal obligation in circumstances where a 'clean-break' is not appropriate due to ongoing responsibilities after divorce.
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The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) has issued a policy proposal aimed at supporting the delivery of the NHS 10-Year Plan.
13 May 2025The plan is built around three core shifts in care: from hospital to community, from analogue to digital, and from treatment to prevention. These shifts reference the government’s ambition to deliver economic growth through improved health outcomes.
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NICE introduces promising improvements to the routing criteria for highly specialised technologies designed to treat rare diseases
13 May 2025The newly approved routing criteria is hoped to clearly define the circumstances for when highly specialised technologies (HSTs) will be routed to the HST programme which is designed to evaluate technologies for ultra-rare debilitating conditions.
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Contractual flexibility clause did not entitle lorry driver to additional pay (EAT)
09 May 2025The EAT has clarified that an employee contractually required to work variable shift lengths is not automatically entitled to additional pay for longer-than-expected days.
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Employment Rights Bill: Government amendments progress at Lords Committee stage
09 May 2025The first day of the Lords Committee stage saw a series of technical government amendments to the guaranteed hours provisions in the Employment Rights Bill.- Articles
Cancellation of overtime was not less favourable treatment of part-time worker, confirms EAT
09 May 2025The EAT has upheld a tribunal’s decision that confusion over budget arrangements rather than part-time status explained the treatment of a job-share employee whose overtime request was refused.
