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	<title><![CDATA[Derek Moore's Blog]]></title>
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	<description><![CDATA[Derek Moore's Blog Syndication]]></description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 28 Feb 2011 20:47:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Default Retirement Age</title>
		<link>http://longstreath.com/community/index.php/blog/7/entry-19-default-retirement-age/</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[The government has just published regulations abolishing the default retirement age (DRA) from 6 April 2011. <br />
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This means that employers can only issue notices of compulsory retirement to employees before 6 April this year if:<br />
- their retirement date is on or before 30 September <br />
- and they follow the “duty to consider” procedure for...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Feb 2011 09:25:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>A numbers game</title>
		<link>http://longstreath.com/community/index.php/blog/7/entry-17-a-numbers-game/</link>
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		<description>An interesting Youtube on why you should join a union</description>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Feb 2011 23:21:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://longstreath.com/community/index.php/blog/7/entry-17-a-numbers-game/</guid>
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		<title>EiE Magazine</title>
		<link>http://longstreath.com/community/index.php/blog/7/entry-15-eie-magazine/</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[The latest edition of the RMT/OILC Magazine can be downloaded here <a href='http://www.oilc.org/...s_Enough_13.pdf' class='bbc_url' title='External link' rel='nofollow external'>http://www.oilc.org/...s_Enough_13.pdf</a>]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Feb 2011 21:22:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Sham Self Employed Contracts</title>
		<link>http://longstreath.com/community/index.php/blog/7/entry-14-sham-self-employed-contracts/</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[May 11th may not mean much too many, but a case is to be heard in the Supreme Court in the UK that will have a major effect on those sham self employed contracts issued by some diving contractors.<br />
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The case is Autoclenz Limited (Appellant) v Belcher and others (Respondents) is listed to begin on 11 May 2011 with a time estimate of 2 days.<br />
<br />
Up to...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2011 10:22:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>What the UK Treasury are discussing</title>
		<link>http://longstreath.com/community/index.php/blog/7/entry-13-what-the-uk-treasury-are-discussing/</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Government is looking at ways to increase revenue and the easiest way to do that according to the ministry is to widen the employment status of those in the grey areas.<br />
After all if you put those supposed self employed into employment status the tax and NI is collect at source and this reduces revenue costs to the exchequer.<br />
So what parts are...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Jan 2011 10:26:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>RMT meetings with the employers</title>
		<link>http://longstreath.com/community/index.php/blog/7/entry-12-rmt-meetings-with-the-employers/</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[For those interested on the minutes of the meetings between the employers.<br />
These are available on the ODIA website at <a href='http://www.odia.org.uk/index/downloads' class='bbc_url' title='External link' rel='nofollow external'>http://www.odia.org.uk/index/downloads</a> just scroll to the bottom of the page]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jan 2011 17:08:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>The RMT and its Benefits</title>
		<link>http://longstreath.com/community/index.php/blog/7/entry-11-the-rmt-and-its-benefits/</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[The RMT has, since 1984 fought to advance the interests of those employed in the Offshore Diving Community in the UK. <br />
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Joining a trade union is the best and most effective way to advance and safeguard the interests of you and your families and it provides you with legal service that is second to none. <br />
<br />
In Europe you have a legal right in Europe...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jan 2011 09:57:00 +0000</pubDate>
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