Oct 30, 2023 Teachers' Pension Scheme contributions on the rise By Doug Mullen The Department for Education has confirmed that the employer contribution rate for the Teachers' Pension Scheme will rise by 5% to...
Oct 30, 2023 Energy Act 2023 receives Royal Assent By Gayle Monk The Energy Act 2023 received Royal Assent and passed into law on 26 October 2023. Coming at a time of high energy prices and increasing...
Oct 27, 2023 The Procurement Act has landed…and more procurement news By Steven Brunning Yesterday, nearly three years since the Cabinet Office began its Green Paper consultation, the Procurement Act 2023 received royal...
Oct 25, 2023 Work experience students in schools - is the school liable for their actions? By Sarah Harnett Work experience students are often to be found in schools (and indeed in other sectors). Unpaid and often only in school for a short...
Oct 19, 2023 Renters Reform Bill is back on... By Helen Tucker Michael Gove has now secured parliamentary time for a second reading of the Rent Reform Bill on Monday 23 October. It is then expected...
Oct 18, 2023 World Menopause Day - 18 October 2023 By Nicola Woods Thankfully, the conversations around menopause are getting louder. But let’s be honest, there is still a long way to go to support the...
Oct 13, 2023 Fire and re-hire - a ban on the horizon? By Doug Mullen Termination and re-engagement on new terms, or ‘fire and re-hire’, has been around for a long time but really only entered the public...
Oct 12, 2023 A series of unlawful deductions (including relating to holiday pay) may survive a three month break By Anna Dabek The weather and holidays - our hairdresser conversations of choice! But a holiday obsession is not the exclusive domain of hair salons;...
Oct 11, 2023 Updated 'how to rent' guide By Penny Bournes On 2 October 2023, the Government updated the how to rent guide to provide advice to tenants on how to access legal aid services, advice...
Oct 05, 2023 Measures to tackle late payment of invoices don't go far enough By Emma Watt The Government has recently announced 'tougher' measures to tackle the issue of late payments to small businesses. The new measures...
Oct 04, 2023 A sense of belonging By Ann Houghton You know you're listening to brilliant speakers when you just can't stop making notes! That was me last night at a panel discussion about...
Oct 02, 2023 Social Housing Pension Scheme valuation kicks off By Doug Mullen The latest three yearly valuation of the Social Housing Pension Scheme will be getting under way shortly with a valuation date of 30...