Friends of the Elderly to distribute extra funds to support Londoners

The City of London Welfare Association has transferred its assets of £570,000 to the charity Friends of the Elderly.The funds generated will be used...

Independent Healthcare Awards 2006 attracts major sponsors

Laing & Buisson’s Independent Healthcare Awards, which take place in London on 21 September 2006, has attracted major sponsorship from organisations spanning the independent...

New strategy to modernise adult social care workforce announced

Skills for Care, the workforce development body for adult social care in England, has announced it is to develop a long-term strategy for the...

Four Seasons issues advice on funding of care

Four Seasons Health Care has issued a leaflet to guide users around the complex and often daunting area of funding for care of the...

Is rolled-up holiday pay unlawful?

Over the past few years rolled-up holiday pay has been a contentious issue. The question of whether or not it is legal for employers...

Legal Eye: Is rolled-up holiday pay unlawful?

Over the past few years rolled-up holiday pay has been a contentious issue, writes IHJ’s legal expert Emma Burrows. The question of whether or...

Senior management changes at NU

Norwich Union has announced changes to its senior management team following the departure of Norwich Union Life (NUL) chief executive Gary Withers.Norwich Union Insurance...

Standard Life members to vote on demutualisation

The board of Standard Life has recommended that its members support its proposed demutualisation and flotation on the London Stock Exchange. The Group has...

Steady performance at AXA PPP

The UK’s second largest insurer AXA PPP has reported solid results for the year ended 31 December 2005, providing further hard evidence that the...

Strong results from Harley Medical pave way for a sale

The Harley Medical centre has announced a strong set of results for the year ended 30 June 2005, indicating that it is benefiting from...