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Topic of the week: Manager injured picking up earring sues employer for £1m

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I don't know why anyone would need to prove something had fallen under anything accepting that if recovering something out of reach common sense would suggest a ruler, stick or grab tool of some kind would be the first thought? Even as a big strapping male I would consider carefully whether I wanted to unload a display unit or even attempt to move it 'as is' that I couldn't reach the back of and, without being discriminatory, if female, wouldn't you normally call a porter / warehouseman or tw

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Playing the sick gamepeter taylor823 May 2013 6:35PM
Wearing of uniformMark Wilson223 May 2013 2:48PM
Manager injured picking up earring sues employer for £1mDonna Berllaque2323 May 2013 12:47PM
Study suggests retirement can damage your healthNigel Dupree523 May 2013 11:43AM
Judges rule disability benefits procedure is unfairNigel Dupree123 May 2013 10:33AM
Monkey in the middleMinnie Eve221 May 2013 5:06PM
redundancy processHeidi Thompson220 May 2013 2:30PM
Firm hit with £81,943 fine for asbestos failingsCraig Stuart220 May 2013 9:27AM
Petrol stationsAdrian Newell117 May 2013 11:23AM
93% of UK employees have attended work despite being illNigel Dupree716 May 2013 11:11PM
Firm fined £166,000 after fire pollutes riverNigel Dupree116 May 2013 10:54PM
Online tool launched to help firms measure safety cultureNigel Dupree116 May 2013 10:53PM
Sing it loud, sing it proudGavin Bates216 May 2013 12:27PM
Worker wins case after being given warning for eating appleMark Shuttleworth215 May 2013 2:28PM
Employees admit feeling pressured to work when unwellNigel Dupree215 May 2013 10:01AM
Government’s Employment Tribunal project to be testedNigel Dupree115 May 2013 9:29AM
Refusal to wear safety equipmentMichael Langley1114 May 2013 8:08PM
New HR tool launched to target ‘sickies’Nigel Dupree314 May 2013 11:24AM
Suffolk police officers receive £300,000 in compensationAnn McCracken314 May 2013 11:00AM
New poll reveals most common causes of work-related stressNigel Dupree314 May 2013 10:39AM
Mental Health Awareness Week 2013Nigel Dupree114 May 2013 10:10AM
Disabled Toilets chris mulhall111 May 2013 5:11PM
Trying to force me outStuart harper111 May 2013 11:59AM
Lawyer fined for 'I can't stand Jewish people' remarkRichard Sears210 May 2013 2:12PM
Do you offer your employees a good work-life balance?Nigel Dupree19 May 2013 10:04AM

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