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Is your practice compliant with disability laws?
Anyone who provides a service to the public has a duty to make reasonable adjustments. This encompasses dentists and dental practices. If you fail to comply with this duty the patient with the disability can issue a claim against you in the County Court for discrimination and seek to recover damages, which can include an award for injured feelings. As if this was not bad enough, a failure to...Read More
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Flexible hiring; how it can help your business succeed
The traditional ‘9 to 5’ no longer suits a modern work force. However, flexible working is not just about part time hours for mothers. Those with disabilities, carers of elderly parents and even those simply looking for a better work/life balance all want flexible working arrangements to help them meet their needs. Since June 2014 any employee with at least 26 weeks’ continuous service has the...Read More
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The Data Protection Act and Dentistry
Do I need to register with the ICO? The very nature of dentistry requires the practitioner to obtain the personal data of their patients; by obtaining and retaining this information they are deemed information processors. Failure to register is a criminal offence. For information to be personal it must relate to a living person and allow that person to be identified from it. So who...Read More
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Dental Bulletin Issue 31 – The Data Protection Act and Dentistry
Do I need to register with the ICO? The very nature of dentistry requires the practitioner to obtain the personal data of their patients; by obtaining and retaining this information they are deemed information processors under the Data Protection Act. Failure to register is a criminal offence. For information to be personal it must relate to a living person and allow that person to be...Read More
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Flexible hiring; how it can help your business succeed
The traditional ‘9 to 5’ no longer suits a modern work force. However, flexible working is not just about part time hours for mothers. Those with disabilities, carers of elderly parents and even those simply looking for a better work/life balance all want flexible working arrangements to help them meet their needs. Since June 2014 any employee with at least 26 weeks’ continuous service has the...Read More
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Dental Bulletin Issue 30 – To be employed or self-employed, that is the question
To be employed or self-employed, that is the question The question of employment status regularly crops up amongst the dental community. Most consider associates to be self-employed because that is the industry norm and how HMRC view associates. However, legally this is not always the case. It is a common misconception that because a contract states it is ‘self-employed’ that will be the end...Read More
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