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Job prospects mean people would work abroad
Is emigration a bigger risk than immigration
Some recent research, which we take with a pinch of salt, suggests that over 7.5 million workers in the UK may be willing to work abroad in the search for a better life. This represents over a quarter of the workforce. A significant proportion of those cheesed off with the current situation are young people and understandably so, since prospects for young people have never been so poor. The research was undertaken by GFK International, a serious organization, so the figures are not a joke, although in reality, they probably represent a high degree of frustration with the current economic conditions.
The research also suggests that up to 6.5 million people would like to change their jobs in the next year. A huge figure but nothing hugely surprising there with long term jobs now the exception rather than the norm.
Liability for discrimination
Discrimination cases – who is liable employer or employee ?
The short answer to this is it can be both, and not only this, the aggrieved party can go against either employer or employee or both and can seek to enforce any judgment against either. This is significant for employers since in some instances, the employer may not even have full knowledge of the discriminatory act or acts. A good example of this would be sexual harassment. However, the employer can end up footing the bill since when it comes to enforcing civil judgment, it may be easier and more financially logical for a victim to enforce against the employer.
Landlord’s failure to consult is costly
Landlord hit with big bull for failing to consult with tenant
A very sizeable bill of £270,000.00 for necessary repairs on a residential block which would have otherwise been recoverable from leaseholders was found to be irrecoverable for a failure to consult.
This is an important Court of Appeal ruling based on the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 and which applies to leases granted from 2003 onwards. The Act provides that a Freeholder must consult with long leaseholders before work is carried out. In the absence of consultation, the freeholder can only recover nominal amounts. The freeholder has one final option in these circumstances, having gone ahead without consulting, which is to apply to the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal for special dispensation waiving the consultation requirement.
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