Weekly issue 156

News in brief

Thompsons has expressed disappointment at last week’s decision by the Government not to restore compensation for people with pleural plaques in England and Wales

Dual employment

Section 230(1) of the Employment Rights Act 1996 (ERA) states that an employee is an individual who has entered into or who works under a contract of employment

On the move

The Disability Discrimination Act (DDA)1995 requires employers to make reasonable adjustments in certain circumstances