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Young drivers must be allowed to gain early motorway driving experience, according to road safety charity Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM).

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has confirmed the level of fees it considers will generally be acceptable for specified expert types providing reports in cerebral palsy clinical negligence cases in England and Wales.

The TUC has called on MPs to make a last-ditch effort to halt plans for employment tribunal fees, warning that if the fees go ahead many of the UK's lowest paid workers will be priced out of justice.

Two thirds (64%) of single parents on out-of-work benefits do not receive any child maintenance from their child's other parent, although the proportion that do increased from one quarter (24%) to one third (36%) between 2007 and 2012, according to research published by Gingerbread, NatCen and BPSR and funded by the Nuffield Foundation.

A linen hire service and a laundry company have both been fined for safety breaches after a worker fell from a ladder while trying to clear a blockage in an industrial-sized laundry machine.

Sheriff courts could buckle under the strain of a flood of personal injury cases unless safeguards are introduced, lawyers have warned.

A group of leading businesses led by Ernst & Young and supported by the EHRC (Equality and Human Rights Commission) and the CBI have announced the launch of a National Equality Standard (NES).

In the last few years the number of deafness claims made on commercial insurance policies has been rocketing.

As the Government’s consultation on the administration of Shared Parental Leave draws to a close, the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has reiterated its support for the proposals but highlighted some technicalities that will require close attention to ensure the new system is beneficial to employers and employees alike.

As UN Global Road Safety week puts worldwide pedestrian safety under the spotlight, the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) is asking the UK government and car makers to make pedestrian friendly car fronts a top priority.

Over three quarters (76%) of private sector workers say that they are confident in their job security compared with under three quarters (73%) of those working in the public sector, according to the latest findings of Legal & General's Job Security Index.

A recent study from Germany has reinforced the message that employees who are placed under significant stress at work are at risk of suffering serious damage to their health.

There has been a rise in the number of people living with cancer experiencing discrimination at work - despite the introduction of the Equality Act, according to Macmillan Cancer Support.

Lawyers have welcomed a cross-party inquiry into whiplash claims, as news emerged that whiplash claims have fallen again in the last year.

The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill has received Royal Assent.

The Supreme Court last week ruled that a severely injured man could not obtain compensation under the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme, largely because he was not a victim of a crime of violence.

The Government has published a new guide, encouraging employers to make use of Britain’s growing older population, and warning that employers who ignore older workers could suffer skills shortages and lose an important competitive edge.

A new THINK! road safety initiative to encourage motorcyclists to improve their defensive riding skills has been launched by Road Safety Minister Stephen Hammond.

At an event to launch Cranfield University School of Management’s annual Female FTSE report, Women and Equalities Minister Maria Miller has outlined why promoting women at all levels of the workforce is so vital to the UK’s economic future.

The owner of a former Burton upon Trent brewery and the sub-contractor on a project to refurbish it have been prosecuted after a catalogue of safety failings was uncovered surrounding the unsafe removal of asbestos.