Month: October 2024

New rules have come into force banning businesses from withholding tips or service charges from their staff. Firms including restaurants, pubs, hairdressers and taxi operators are set to be impacted by the new law requiring 100% of tips to be shared between employees from Tuesday. However, hospitality industry bosses have cautioned that the move could hit under-pressure businesses with an “additional cost”. The law means that tips must be passed […]

The most accurate ultrasound test can detect 96% of ovarian cancers in postmenopausal women, new research suggests. The findings indicate that the test should replace the current standard of care test in the UK, experts say. A new study compared all the tests that are currently available to diagnose the condition and found that one in particular was more sensitive than the others. Of the six diagnostic tests investigated, the […]