News & Blog

Last time we looked at whose fault is it in a car crash if someone crashes into the back of another car. It is a general rule of thumb that ‘it is the person who hits a car from behind who’s at fault for the accident’. But is this always the case? Can it ever be 100% the car in fronts fault? In this blog we look at a case where the court (at first) decided it was.

In our last blog we looked at the excuses from slow payers, the real reasons behind why your payment is delayed and hints and tips on chasing debt. in this blog we pick up where we left off and look at some of the other excuses people use in an attempt to put off making payment, and understanding how you can better chase up debts - specifically debts from a business that may be strugggling.

Fourteen Polish workers have been awarded more than £250,000 from their sub-contractor, Darmar, for their work at Severn Power Station in Uskmouth, Newport after an employment tribunal found they had been underpaid for overtime work.

This week Colemans-ctts has turned its attention on raising awareness of safety in the agriculture sector. Why Agriculture? Well, whilst fewer than 1.5% of workers are employed in agriculture, the sector is responsible for between 15% and 20% of fatalities to workers each year.

Train driver Darrin Thomas was awarded £28,000 for unfair dismissal by an employment tribunal in Ashford last week despite having missed 134 days work in the previous two years.

In a judgement that could impact on many overseas and offshore workers, the Supreme Court has ruled that an employer can be taken to a UK employment tribunal if the company is based in this country.

Mid Staffordshire NHS Trust has admitted that it “wrongfully and unfairly dismissed” the former Head of Legal Services, Kate Levy, after being ordered to compensate her with over £100,000 by an employment tribunal.

Nita Clarke, vice-president of The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development has inversely linked the level of employee engagement with the number of tribunals an employer is likely to face, in an interview with website People Management.

As part of Tinnitus Awareness Week, this blog looks at why it’s vital Doctors and GPs are able to successfully diagnose Tinnitus in patients and how important it is they are aware of the symptoms in comparison to other complaints that are simply for noise induced hearing loss.