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My parents live in the Thames Valley Area where, recently, there has been a switching-off of speed cameras, after hefty cuts in funding. Oxfordshire alone suffered £600,000 of funding cuts and, in response, has turned off 72 fixed speed cameras. Personally, I’m thrilled; no longer do I have to stress about driving a few miles an hour over the limit and, more importantly, nor do the many elderly people in the area who insist on driving around at 20 miles per hour to “be on the safe side”. (more…)

Nick “The Loophole Lawyer” Freeman is famous for his ability to help celebrity figures away with their motoring offences. When Lee Bowyer was caught driving 132 miles per hour on the A1, Freeman argued that the motorway markings were irregular, saving Lee from the worst of the charges. (more…)

Over the course of 2008, 2.3 million fixed penalty notices were issued in the UK. 54% were for speeding, the majority of the evidence for which came from speed cameras. Of the 700,000 breath tests carried out on British motorists over 2008, around 91,000 were either positive or refused – that’s 13%. However, with the right motoring solicitors, many Britons have managed to get off the worst of their charges. (more…)

Low-risk speed offences – where your license isn’t at stake – or low speed driving offences typically will not benefit from the presence of a motoring solicitor. In many cases, 3 points is the standard penalty and very little can be done to prevent this occurring. However, in many other cases, a motoring lawyer is highly advisable.
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As a solicitor, you make think it’s in my best interests to advise everybody in any tricky situation with the law to seek legal
help. However, this is not why I got into the business; I got into the business because I like dealing with the truth. When it comes to motoring offences, the truth of the matter is not everybody will benefit from hiring people like me.

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Absolutely anyone can ask their employer for flexible work arrangements, but only some actually have the legal right to do so. Even so, more people have the right than realise they do.
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Nearly half of new fathers don’t take paternity leave. As such, it is unsurprising that many people do not know the details of paternity leave: what leave and pay they are entitled to, and what commitments they have to make.

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Calculating average working hours is very simple, as this post will make clear.

Average Working Hours Per Week

To discover the average number of hours you work in a week, divide the number of hours you have worked over a period of time by the number of weeks in that period (excluding rest days). For most adult workers, this period should be 17 weeks and the average number of working hours in a week should not exceed 48.

Average Working Hours Per Day

To discover the average number of hours you work in a day, divide the number of hours you have worked over a set period of time by the number of days you were required to work during that that period. As a night worker, this period should be 119 days (17 weeks) and the average number of working hours in a day should not exceed 8.

Working Hours within Shift Cycles

To discover your average working hours from shift cycles requires a little more effort.

To start with, divide the number of days in a period of time by the total number of days in your shift cycle to discover how many cycles you have worked in that period. Then multiply the number of hours you work in a cycle by the number of cycles you have worked and add any overtime – this will be the total number of hours you have worked in the period of time.

Subtract the number of rest days to which you are entitled from the total number of days in the period and, finally, divide the number of hours you have worked by the number of days you have been required to work. The resulting number is the average number of hours worked in a day which, for night workers, should not exceed 8.

Nights workers have various different rights to day workers, including the right to regular free health assessments, due to the health risks associated with working at night. This includes mobile workers and road transport workers, who are otherwise exempt from night working limits. Should a doctor diagnose night-work-related health problems in an employee, their employer must transfer them to daytime work where possible.
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Night workers are those who work for at least three hours during the night on regular days, most working days or an proportion of days agreed with their employer and trade union. Within employment law, night must be at least seven hours long, including the period between 00:00 and 05:00. Normally this is defined as the period between 23:00 and 06:00, though employees and employers can agree to change this period.
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