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Sue Grimshaw

Head of HR

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Questions & answers:

Wed 29 Jun

I became a non-clinical partner last year. Once the senior partner retires could she dissolve the...
Your employment is actually protected once the partnership is formed based on the continuity of...

Wed 8 Jun

Is it a legal requirement to give paid time off for full-time staff to attend medical appointments?
Unless the contract of employment states otherwise, there is no requirement to pay staff for time...

Tue 7 Jun

A receptionist has been on and off sick leave for several months. Can we terminate her services?
There could be grounds to terminate her employment on grounds of capability. Before this is...

Mon 6 Jun

We have a sub-group of employees who socialise outside of work frequently. Do incidents that happen...
The employee should put in a grievance relating to issues that have happened during working hours....

Tue 1 Jun

We are using a locum to cover NHS maternity leave who also has a small private practice in...
As long as she is not offering products and services offered by your own practice then it would be...