3/24/2025 7:34:37 PM Duty to prevent sexual harassment; equalities watchdog is taking it seriously By Anna Dabek McDonalds is back in our headlines. The BBC has recently reported on the alarming rates of sexual harassment of its staff rising to such...
3/4/2025 12:47:50 PM Leasehold Reform – small steps now, huge steps in the future By Emma Hardman On 3 March 2025, changes in the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 (LFRA 2024) intended to enable leaseholders to more easily...
2/13/2025 5:10:08 PM Higgs v Farmor's School - proportionate responses and protected beliefs By Libby Hubbard The case of Kirstie Higgs and her previous employer, Farmor's School, has finally been decided by the Court of Appeal. Her dismissal was...
2/6/2025 1:49:41 PM A greener perspective - risks, duties and goals for trustees By Natalie Barbosa I recently held a seminar with numerous housing associations (all of whom are, of course, charitable organisations) exploring what...
2/3/2025 1:09:46 PM Introducing our Employment Rights Bill Hub and subscription service - Your one-stop shop for all you need to know By Libby Hubbard The Employment Rights Bill (ERB) - currently 199 pages long with 28 reforms for employment law - is making its way through our...
1/29/2025 10:07:35 AM A good news story – new rights for parents with babies in neonatal care By Libby Hubbard As the Employment Rights Minister correctly noted, “Parents of children in neonatal care have more than enough to worry about without...
1/27/2025 1:02:12 PM The writing is on the wall… isn’t it? By Hannah Bollard There is an underperforming employee. They have been given lots of support and offers of training over the years. You’ve given them...
1/21/2025 12:46:11 PM A Big Mac without a side serving of ED&I? Is the UK following the USA's lead? By Libby Hubbard McDonald's recently announced a rollback on some of its ED&I policies. They are anxious to reiterate their ‘steadfast’ commitment to...
12/18/2024 3:50:16 PM 2024 in the rear mirror – pretty picture or pretty awful? By Libby Hubbard For our annual employment and pensions round-up of the year, we have asked some of our team members to bring their gifts of insight,...
12/11/2024 5:01:44 PM Back to the future? The return of the two-tier code By Doug Mullen The Employment Rights Bill has hit the headlines with the substantial changes to employment law contained in it. But one measure that...
12/6/2024 11:12:17 AM Charity mergers roundtable By Catherine Gibbons On 23 October, we had the pleasure of hosting CEOs and senior managers from 17 prominent charities within the social care sector for a...
12/4/2024 10:30:11 AM Last Christmas I gave you my heart… this year it will be a robust risk assessment! By Libby Hubbard Can we still enjoy our Christmas parties? Black Friday is gone, and so has Cyber Monday, and we are left with panic-present shopping and...