Speaking to journalists at a press conference, Mr. Shirsat said, “I have said this in the past and I am saying again that Jayant Patil has made up his mind to leave the NCP(SP) and join the Ajit Pawar-led NCP | Photo Credit: EMMANUALYOGINI Shiv Sena leader and Maharashtra Minister Sanjay Shirsat on Friday … Read more
The government has said it supports paid bereavement leave for couples who experience a miscarriage. Business Minister Justin Madders told MPs he “fully accepts” the principle of bereavement leave for pregnancy loss and promised to look at adding the right to the Employment Rights Bill. Currently employees are eligible for parental bereavement leave if they … Read more
Advisor to the Telangana Government (SC, ST, BC & Minorities) Mohammed Ali Shabbir. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Telangana Government has issued a circular permitting Muslim employees to leave offices an hour early during the holy month of Ramzan, a move slammed by the opposition BJP, which wondered why such measures are not … Read more
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to begin the process of withdrawing the US from the World Health Organization (WHO). “Oooh, that’s a big one,” the newly inaugurated US president said as he approved the document after arriving back at the White House. It was one of dozens of executive actions he … Read more
It would be “crazy” to leave breast tissue behind during a mastectomy, a disgraced breast surgeon has told an inquest into the death of one of his patients. Ian Paterson was jailed for 20 years in 2017 for wounding 10 patients, by carrying out an unauthorised procedure which left behind tissue. New inquests are investigating … Read more
BBC Matthew Sharp has been unable to leave hospital for nearly a year A disabled man has spent nearly 10 months in a busy general hospital because no suitable home has been found for him in the community. Matthew Sharp, who has a range of complex conditions, says he has been left in limbo while … Read more
A photograph of the letter withdrawing the controversial leave policy at Southern Railway’s Madurai Division | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The Madurai Division of the Southern Railway on Tuesday, March 26, 2024, withdrew the practice of obtaining a declaration from employees reporting sick and seeking to avail of medical leave. In a letter, the Chief … Read more
Kath Abrahams, who runs the baby loss and pregnancy research charity Tommy’s, said: “As the largest employer in the UK, the NHS is sending a powerful signal that staff going through this experience deserve understanding, compassion and the right to grieve – and that support is possible no matter what your workplace looks like.” Source … Read more
On-shift with the Leeds hospital team caring for young knife crime patients in West Yorkshire. Source link
Dr Mohammed Hussain is joining national colleagues in three days of strike action. Source link