Aug 30, 2024 New right to demand change in hours? By Anna Dabek According to a recent article in The Telegraph, workers in the UK might soon be given new rights to request a four-day working week, with...
Aug 29, 2024 Making migrant workers repay immigration costs - Is it fair? Is it lawful? By Hazel Findlay Hannah Bollard It is well known that the social care sector is reliant on migrant workers - without them, the sector may collapse. Despite this, the...
Aug 27, 2024 Can your will provide for your property to be cremated with you? By Nikhil Handa This week, the peculiar request of French actor Alain Delon that his dog should be put down and buried with him on his death has hit the...
Aug 22, 2024 Inquest putting the spotlight on social housing By Elizabeth Massey The actions (or inaction) of social housing providers are increasingly being scrutinised throughout the inquest process in relation to...
Aug 20, 2024 Inheritance and capital gains tax changes likely - Should compensation awards be treated differently? By Donna Holmes As we are all probably well aware, the country has a financial black hole - some £22 billion - which, sadly, is unlikely to be found down...
Aug 19, 2024 ICO issues £6m fine for software provider following 2022 ransomware attack By Emma Watt The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has provisionally imposed a £6m fine on Advanced Computer Software Group Ltd, an NHS software...
Aug 15, 2024 The impact of ambulance delays By Christopher Frankling Receiving urgent medical attention when it is needed can make the difference between life and death or severely reduced outcomes for...
Aug 14, 2024 Deferring window repairs to a planned programme simply isn’t enough… By Deborah Frost On 10 July 2024, the Housing Ombudsman wrote to the chief executives of all social housing providers encouraging them to review their...
Aug 14, 2024 Employer provides a holiday fund savings scheme - What could go wrong? By Hannah Bollard Sometimes employers try to do the right thing and still get it wrong. Lees of Scotland are in that boat right now, having set up a...
Aug 14, 2024 Life after #MeToo – Employers must not wait until sexual harassment happens before taking action By Katherine Sinclair Seven years after the #MeToo movement in 2017 and five years after the UK government consultation on workplace sexual harassment in 2019,...
Aug 13, 2024 Labour's plans for private landlords By Raj Flora-Seehra The new Labour Government has pledged to review the private rented sector (PRS), which plays a key role in meeting housing needs, to...
Aug 12, 2024 Social Housing Pension Scheme deficit falls by 55% By Doug Mullen With the welcome news that the overall Social Housing Pension Scheme deficit has fallen from £1.5 billion to £690 million, employers...