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03/12/2010
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Ian Griffin To Be Extradited On Murder Charge
A judge at City of Westminster Magistrates' Court has ruled that a British businessman arrested for murdering his girlfriend in Paris will be extradited to France. Ian Griffin, 41, from Cheshire, will now face charges over the death of millionairess Kinga Legg. Ms Legg's body was found in a room at Hotel Le Bristol in May 2009. Ms Legg, 36, was found "battered and bruised" at the exclusive hotel. Mr Griffin had refused to consent to the extradition. Despite a suicide attempt with a drug overdose in November, District Judge Daphne Wickham ordered it should go ahead. Mr Griffin is being treated at St George's Hospital in Tooting, south London, for kidney problems and did not appear at his hearing. His lawyer, Matthew Butt, asked for the case to be adjourned but the judge dismissed the appeal.
Pay As You Earn Real Time Consultation Launched
Modernising the PAYE system through real time information moved a step closer today when HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) published a consultation document “Improving the operation of Pay As You Earn: Collecting Real Time Information”. PAYE real time information means employers will send HMRC information about tax and other deductions from employees’ pay when the employee is paid, rather than at the end of the year as at present. The Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury, David Gauke MP, said: “We are determined to improve the way the PAYE system works and real time information has the potential to reduce burdens on employers. Introducing real time information is an important step in modernising PAYE and we want to hear the views of employers, software suppliers and the payroll industry as we develop the new system. Real time PAYE information will also support the Universal Credit by enabling DWP to update information about claimants’ financial circumstances much more quickly without the need for claimants to provide information about their income.” The system will pilot from April 2012 and begin to move employers onto the new system in stages over the following 18 months.
Laminate Flooring Firm Sentenced
A laminate flooring firm has been sentenced after a worker at its Merseyside factory suffered severe injuries to his left hand. Christopher Sillitoe now has difficulty dressing himself, and using a knife and fork, after his hand came into contact with a large circular saw at Universal Mouldings Ltd’s site in Aintree on 20 August 2009. The company was prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) following an investigation into the cause of the incident, which resulted in Mr Sillitoe losing sections of three fingers and breaking his thumb. The 22-year-old from Everton, needed a six-hour operation to reattach his fingers and is unlikely to ever regain full movement in his left hand. Universal Mouldings, which employs 25 people, was fined £5,000 after admitting two health and safety offences at Liverpool Magistrates’ Court on 2 December. The court heard that workers at the factory had been instructed to reach under the guard on the machine to remove the laminate material while the 0.65-metre-wide blade was still rotating. The HSE investigation found that workers were expected to remove the cut laminate from the blade to stop it being damaged, and that there had been several near-misses in the past. Universal Mouldings was charged with breaching Work Equipment Regulations. The company was ordered to pay £7,500 towards the cost of the prosecution in addition to the fine.
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A judge at City of Westminster Magistrates' Court has ruled that a British businessman arrested for murdering his girlfriend in Paris will be extradited to France. Ian Griffin, 41, from Cheshire, will now face charges over the death of millionairess Kinga Legg. Ms Legg's body was found in a room at Hotel Le Bristol in May 2009. Ms Legg, 36, was found "battered and bruised" at the exclusive hotel. Mr Griffin had refused to consent to the extradition. Despite a suicide attempt with a drug overdose in November, District Judge Daphne Wickham ordered it should go ahead. Mr Griffin is being treated at St George's Hospital in Tooting, south London, for kidney problems and did not appear at his hearing. His lawyer, Matthew Butt, asked for the case to be adjourned but the judge dismissed the appeal.
Pay As You Earn Real Time Consultation Launched
Modernising the PAYE system through real time information moved a step closer today when HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) published a consultation document “Improving the operation of Pay As You Earn: Collecting Real Time Information”. PAYE real time information means employers will send HMRC information about tax and other deductions from employees’ pay when the employee is paid, rather than at the end of the year as at present. The Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury, David Gauke MP, said: “We are determined to improve the way the PAYE system works and real time information has the potential to reduce burdens on employers. Introducing real time information is an important step in modernising PAYE and we want to hear the views of employers, software suppliers and the payroll industry as we develop the new system. Real time PAYE information will also support the Universal Credit by enabling DWP to update information about claimants’ financial circumstances much more quickly without the need for claimants to provide information about their income.” The system will pilot from April 2012 and begin to move employers onto the new system in stages over the following 18 months.
Laminate Flooring Firm Sentenced
A laminate flooring firm has been sentenced after a worker at its Merseyside factory suffered severe injuries to his left hand. Christopher Sillitoe now has difficulty dressing himself, and using a knife and fork, after his hand came into contact with a large circular saw at Universal Mouldings Ltd’s site in Aintree on 20 August 2009. The company was prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) following an investigation into the cause of the incident, which resulted in Mr Sillitoe losing sections of three fingers and breaking his thumb. The 22-year-old from Everton, needed a six-hour operation to reattach his fingers and is unlikely to ever regain full movement in his left hand. Universal Mouldings, which employs 25 people, was fined £5,000 after admitting two health and safety offences at Liverpool Magistrates’ Court on 2 December. The court heard that workers at the factory had been instructed to reach under the guard on the machine to remove the laminate material while the 0.65-metre-wide blade was still rotating. The HSE investigation found that workers were expected to remove the cut laminate from the blade to stop it being damaged, and that there had been several near-misses in the past. Universal Mouldings was charged with breaching Work Equipment Regulations. The company was ordered to pay £7,500 towards the cost of the prosecution in addition to the fine.
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Women are still being paid less than men, thirty years after the introduction of equal pay legislation, a new report has found. The government-commissioned "Shaping a Fairer Future" report from the Women and Work Commission found that women are earning 17% less than men. This was "bad for women and bad for Britain", the report said.
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