Challenging Continuing Care Funding Decisions Factsheet Get specialist help
The Dispute Resolution or review process is complex and a solicitor or other specialist will be able to:
Advise on your prospects of success in challenging a decision
Prepare written submissions
Following the introduction of the National Framework in October 2007, there are now two Dispute Resolution stages:
Local resolution
Independent review panel
The Dispute Resolution process can only address whether the National Framework and Guidance have been applied correctly in your or your relatives case... Author: Martin Searle - Category: Legal
Making Sense of Employment Law - Redundancy Advice Redundancy support
The credit crunch has seen a dramatic rise in redundancies The law is very prescriptive on what constitutes a redundancy situation and redundancy advice is important to both employers and employees to ensure a fair redundancy process that meets legal requirements... Author: Martin Searle - Category: Legal
Making Sense of Employment Law - Age Discrimination Law Age discrimination law - who is protected
Since October 1, 2006, the law on age discrimination at work (Employment Equality Age Regulations) has made it unlawful to discriminate on the grounds of age against:
Workers
Employees
Job seekers
Trainees
Agency workers (by either the agency or the end user to whom they are supplied)
Office holders, partners and members (political offices are excluded)
Types of age discrimination in the workplace
Direct discrimination
This is where someone is treated less favourably than others because of their age unless the treatment can be objectively justified... Author: Martin Searle - Category: Legal