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South Cambs District Council criticised for gambling with taxpayer money on property investments The council said the investments were necessary to make up for the shortfall in decreasing central government funding Cllr Bridget Smith of South Cambridgeshire District Council and deputy managing director of Hill Partnerships Rob Hall pictured in Cambourne (Image: Mark Bullimore Photography) Sign up to our newsletter for daily updates and breaking newsInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try ...

Nearly 300 homes and more office space to be built in Cambourne by South Cambs District Council The investment would allow the council to be less reliant on decreasing government funding. Deputy managing director of Hill Partnerships Rob Hall with Cllr Bridget Smith of South Cambridgeshire District Council pictured in Cambourne upon the signing of a new partnership called the South Cambridgeshire Investment Partnership (a newly formed partnership between South Cambs. council and Hill) where Hil...

File photo. Photo: RNZ / Simon Rogers Chris Bowden, from the support group Employers Assistance, said questions about managing unvaccinated workers had been coming thick and fast, with bosses unsure what they legally could ask of employees and what their obligations were under health and safety laws. "They know they cant force medication on people. But where do they stand, what should they say, should they have policy in place and what can they do to cover themselves?" He said many were concer...

Nine unvaccinated border workers fired by Customs may take their case to the Employment Court on the grounds their right to refuse medical treatment has been breached.

Covid-19: Unvaccinated workers fired by Customs should be compensated - advocate Harry Lock © RNZ / Simon Rogers The right for Customs workers to refuse medical treatment has been breached, an employment law advocate has said. Nine staff, all in fixed-term employment at the maritime border, had their contracts ended early. Customs deputy chief executive for people and capability Jacinda Funnell said the decision was taken to comply with public health regulations that came into...

An employment lawyer is predicting there will be legal action over Covid-19 vaccination requirements for frontline workers. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Monday if they dont get vaccinated in the next three weeks, they will be "moved from the front line". But it is not clear what that means – where workers will be redeployed to, or whether there are comparable roles available. "I would say that that responsibility lies with the company," employment lawyer Bridget Smith told Checkpoin...

An employment lawyer is predicting there will be legal action over Covid-19 vaccination requirements for frontline workers.

His Royal Highness Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh, has died aged 99. - Credit: PRESS ASSOCIATION Political leaders from across Cambridgeshire have paid tribute to the Duke of Edinburgh, who has died aged 99. Buckingham Palace announced on Friday (April 9) that His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth II, passed away peacefully at Windsor Castle. Cambridge MP Daniel Zeichner said: “The Duke of Edinburgh has been a fixture in all of our lives for as long as we can...

His Royal Highness Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh, has died aged 99. - Credit: PRESS ASSOCIATION Political leaders from across Cambridgeshire have paid tribute to the Duke of Edinburgh, who has died aged 99. Buckingham Palace announced on Friday (April 9) that His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth II, passed away peacefully at Windsor Castle. Cambridge MP Daniel Zeichner said: “The Duke of Edinburgh has been a fixture in all of our lives for as long as we can...

His Royal Highness Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh, has died aged 99. - Credit: PRESS ASSOCIATION Political leaders from across Cambridgeshire have paid tribute to the Duke of Edinburgh, who has died aged 99. Buckingham Palace announced on Friday (April 9) that His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth II, passed away peacefully at Windsor Castle. Cambridge MP Daniel Zeichner said: “The Duke of Edinburgh has been a fixture in all of our lives for as long as we can...