Dec 21, 2022 When the Commission's Christmas greeting is 'managing financial difficulties'... By Edwina Turner So just five days before Christmas, the Charity Commission has launched new guidance entitled: Manage financial difficulties in your...
Dec 15, 2022 The rent cap confirmed By Emma Hardman The 7% rent cap (with an exception for supported housing) for tenants was announced nearly a month ago and since then I've had lots of...
Dec 14, 2022 Another 'I am sick' phone call By Anna Dabek It was reported last month that the number of people off work due to long-term sickness hit a record high of 2.5 million in the three...
Dec 09, 2022 It's coal for Christmas By Gayle Monk Just a month after relinquishing the COP presidency, the UK has taken the perverse decision to approve the opening of the country's first...
Dec 08, 2022 The flex on flexible working – Government announces day one right to request By Katherine Sinclair The right to request flexible working has, until now, been a rather qualified right with the odds stacked in the employer’s favour....
Dec 05, 2022 The return of the work Christmas party By Anthony Collins 'Twas the party for Christmas and all through the night, HR was panicking.... please all behave right'. Love 'em or loathe 'em, work...
Dec 05, 2022 Exclusive isn’t always good… By Matthew Wort There is a sparsity of good news around now, least of all for low-income workers. New regulations, coming into force today (5 December...
Dec 05, 2022 In the bleak mid-winter (and possibly beyond)... By Michael Nutman Whilst for many social housing providers a social rent cap of 7% (in England and Scotland) will have been less painful than feared, one...
Dec 01, 2022 Local government pension scheme valuation - a mixed picture? By Doug Mullen The results are starting to come through for the employers in the local government pension scheme (LGPS) and the picture is likely to be...
Dec 01, 2022 Reflecting back as we head to the end of the year By Chris Lloyd-Smith The 6 April 2022 was a watershed in family law. Under the old law – the need to allege or at least threaten fault when bringing a...
Dec 01, 2022 Equal Pay Day - it's a bit early By Katherine Sinclair An early payday is always good... isn't it? Not when it is Equal Pay Day. This is the day in the year when because of the gender pay gap...