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COVID-19: ‘I’m not architect of your problems, stop vilifying me’ – Gov. Ortom warns Benue index case, Susan Okpe

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State, on Saturday, absolved himself of stigmatizing the state’s COVID-19 index case, Mrs. Susan Okpe (Nee Lawani). Ortom, who called on Mrs. Okpe to stop vilifying him, said he’s not the architect of her problem. The governor was responding to several videos by Mrs. Okpe wherein she accused him of […]

COVID-19: ‘I’m not architect of your problems, stop vilifying me’ – Gov. Ortom warns Benue index case, Susan Okpe




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COVID-19: Obama attacks President Trump’s govt

Former President, Barack Obama, has attacked President Donald Trump, describing his handling of the coronavirus pandemic as an “absolute chaotic disaster.” The former President launched the attack in a leaked web call on Friday night with former members of his administration. Yahoo News reports that Obama also urged his former staffers to join him in […]

COVID-19: Obama attacks President Trump’s govt




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HR e-briefing 354 - Court of Appeal clarification on time limits and the statutory dispute resolution procedures

The Court of Appeal is just starting to have an opportunity to shed light on the meaning and application of the statutory dispute resolution procedures. However, whilst any such cases are of significant interest now, they are likely to have a short ...




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HR e-briefing 368 - The privileged few

Although, for lawyers, the topic of legal professional privilege has been one of perennial interest, invariably the only encounter individuals outside of the legal profession will have with this topic is if the confidentiality of a commercially sens...




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HR e-briefing no 423 - legal representation must be allowed in some disciplinary hearings - Court of Appeal

The Court of Appeal has ruled that doctors and dentists employed by NHS bodies in England are entitled to legal representation at disciplinary hearings. The appeal court’s ruling suggests that employees of other public sector organisations sho...




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HR e-briefing 488 - Employment Tribunal reform: a promising start

The Government has today published a consultation on employment tribunal reform.  The consultation floats a wide-range of proposals, going well beyond the measures which were rumoured to be up for consideration. The consultation document inclu...




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Eversheds' HR e-briefing 512: Legal representation at disciplinaries

The Supreme Court has overturned decisions of the Court of Appeal and High Court that a music assistant at a primary school should have been allowed legal representation at an internal disciplinary hearing. This decision curtails the scope for empl...




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Eversheds' HR e-briefing 538: April employment law changes

Last year the Government announced a number of measures aimed at resolving workplace disputes more quickly, reducing the pressure on the employment tribunal system and saving costs for employers and the taxpayer. A number of these changes will take ...




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Eversheds' HR e-briefing 545: Government reveals employment law changes in Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill

The Government has this afternoon published the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill which will, if passed, introduce some of the tribunal and dispute resolution measures previously announced (see HR ...




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Disciplinary Procedures within the NHS

Chhabra v West London Mental Health NHS [2013] UKSC 80  The case of Chhabra v West London Mental Health NHS [2013] UKSC 80 has once again considered the question of when and how NHS employers should progress disciplinary actions on grounds...




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Employment Tribunal fees held to be unlawful… what does this mean for employers and how can they protect themselves?

Introduction of Tribunal fees Before July 2013 it was free for individuals to bring Employment Tribunal Claims. However, in July 2013 the Government introduced Employment Tribunal fees for anyone wanting to make a claim or appeal a judgment. The Gov...




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Weekly Newsletter Italy: from 31 March to 6 April 2014

HR Consultancy Jobs Act: the draft law passed to the SenateAmong the innovations provided by the draft law - which completes the so called Jobs Act and was sent to the Senate on the morning of the 1st April, for following a parallel procedure togeth...




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Weekly Newsletter Italy: from 28 April to 5 May 2014

Human Resources JOBS ACT - Fixed term employment contract: potential fines for those companies with 20% or more of their employees on fixed term contractsCurrent proposed amendments by the Jobs Act include (i) replacing the fine for conversion of fi...




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The future of HR Management: at the intersection of AI and personal data protection

Recent years have seen an outburst of interest in artificial intelligence. Technologies based on AI have attracted investors all over the world on an unprecedented scale. More and more smart services are becoming a reality. For example, Staples is u...




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HR e-briefing 411 - 48 hour opt-out preserved

Despite a last ditch attempt to reach agreement to change the current rules, the 'opt–out' has survived the latest round of European discussions, namely conciliation talks between the European Council and the European Parliament. The opt&ndash...




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HR e-briefing no 424 - swine flu - work in progress?

We received an excellent response to our recent survey concerning employer reaction to swine flu (Full Article



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HR e-briefing no 425 - sickness and holidays - new European ruling could cause problems for employers

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that workers who go on sick leave during a period that has been scheduled as annual leave for the purposes of the Working Time Directive should be allowed to reschedule their holidays, even if that means...




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HR briefing 449 - fit notes to replace sick notes in April 2010

The Department for Work and Pensions has confirmed that GP sick notes are to be replaced by 'fit notes' with effect from 6 April 2010. The Government consulted on the design and content of the new medical certificate last ...




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HR e-briefing 454: EU prompts complete rethink of Working Time Directive

The EU Commission has today taken the first step towards a comprehensive review of the Working Time Directive (WTD). This is despite last year's failure to agree changes to the treatment of on-call time or amendments to the 48 hou...




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HR e-briefing 484 - Data protection: ICO flexes muscles with first use of new fines power

The ICO has announced its first use of its recent power to issue fines or monetary penalties for serious breaches of the data protection legislation. The power became effective in April 2010 (see Full Article



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E-briefing - New China franchise regulations: replacement of approvals by registration?

Introduction The long-awaited regulations on the Administration of Commercial Franchise Operations (the 'New Regulations') were promulgated by the State Council of the PRC on 6 February 2007, and will take effect on 1 May 2007. They apply equally t...




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Tough new fines for breach of data protection law

The Criminal Justice and Immigration Act, which received royal assent on 8 May 2008, introduces a new section into the Act allowing the IC to impose a fine where there has been a serious breach of the eight data protection 'principles' set out in th...




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Intellectual property ownership – a timely reminder

In the UK, the first owner of a copyright work is the author, unless the work is created by an employee in the course of their employment. In that case, the copyright will belong to the employer unless the parties have agreed otherwise (eg between u...





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Primoris Services Corp (PRIM) CEO Thomas McCormick on Q1 2020 Results - Earnings Call Transcript




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Computer Programs and Systems, Inc. (CPSI) CEO John Douglas on Q1 2020 Results - Earnings Call Transcript




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Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc. (HY) CEO Rajiv Prasad on Q1 2020 Results - Earnings Call Transcript




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Repro Med Systems, Inc. (KRMD) CEO Don Pettigrew on Q1 2020 Results - Earnings Call Transcript




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Provention Bio, Inc. (PRVB) CEO Ashleigh Palmer on Q1 2020 Results - Earnings Call Transcript




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Five Prime Therapeutics, Inc. (FPRX) CEO Thomas Civik on Q1 2020 Results - Earnings Call Transcript




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Repro Med Systems, Inc. (KRMD) CEO Don Pettigrew on Q1 2020 Results - Earnings Call Transcript




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Local Focus: Pub owners prepare for level 2 conditions

It was welcome news this week for bars and restaurants that they'll be able to re-open at alert level 2.But when that happens, don't expect your local to look, or even feel the same as it did before Covid-19. "One of the best...




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HR e-briefing 298 - Agency workers: past, present and future

The Dti has, this week, announced plans to introduce a series of measures designed to give greater protection to certain agency workers. The proposals follow the publication of a green paper by the European Commission, in which it vows to look again...





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PICS: Covid-19 lockdown presents different kind of Ramadaan for Muslims

Many families have had to adjust to new routines with the extension of the lockdown. Nathan Adams writes about life in Cape homes in a time of crisis




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Covid-19 assistance: IMF approves $31m for Seychelles

The near-term economic fallout of the pandemic in the country was expected to be severe.




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Covid-19 in Western Cape: Province now has 3309 active cases

More than 1600 people have now recovered from the Covid-19 in the Western Cape, the provincial government said on Saturday.




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Roadblocks, policing between provinces keeping Covid-19 and criminals at bay

At least 500 000 people took advantage of the inter-province travel window period and returned to Gauteng by Thursday, said premier David Makhura.




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Coronavirus spread in Western Cape in need of urgent intervention - Dhlomo

Health Minister Zweli Mkhize on Saturday descended on the Western Cape as pressure mounted on the national government to intervene in the coastal province.




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Primoris Services Corp (PRIM) CEO Thomas McCormick on Q1 2020 Results - Earnings Call Transcript




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Computer Programs and Systems, Inc. (CPSI) CEO John Douglas on Q1 2020 Results - Earnings Call Transcript




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Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc. (HY) CEO Rajiv Prasad on Q1 2020 Results - Earnings Call Transcript




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Repro Med Systems, Inc. (KRMD) CEO Don Pettigrew on Q1 2020 Results - Earnings Call Transcript




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Kemper Corporation (KMPR) CEO Joe Lacher on Q1 2020 Results - Earnings Call Transcript




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William Hill bids for mobile gambling provider Probability

What? William Hill has entered into preliminary talks about a purchase of Probability, the mobile gambling company. So what? An acquisition of Probability would add to William Hill’s offering for users of smartphones and tablet computers. Pr...




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Is it prohibited in Latvia to arrange sports results?

Authors: Ieva Otomere, Aris Kakstans delfi.lv 18.02.2013. On 4 February, 2013 sports world was shaken by “Europol” notice, in recent years’ organized crime affected results of at least 380 football matches, including World Cup and ...




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A Comparative Approach of the Tax and Social Burden in European Football

Globalisation affects and impacts the football industry as a whole, just like any other economic sector. The professional football clubs across Europe have to factor in and deal with various issues to attract the best players to compete in the Europ...




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Unfair Prejudice leads to own goal in High Court

The recently reported case of VB Football Assets v Blackpool FC & Others [2017] provides a useful reminder of one of the ways minority shareholders can challenge the actions of majority shareholders using the Companies Act 2006, and reveals what...




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Comoros ex-president to appeal after 2 years' house arrest

The case lodged with the country's highest court of appeal is based on "violation of the code of criminal procedure relating to pre-trial detention"




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US to Start Buying $3 Billion in Dairy, Meat, Produce from Farmers

Food banks running short on staples as hunger soars