2/14/2025 2:46:51 PM Procurement UnpACked: Getting in the right 'framework' of mind By Sophie McFie-Hyland Contracting authorities may be pleased to hear that the framework purchasing tool will still be available under the Procurement Act 2023...
2/13/2025 6:28:53 PM Procurement UnpACked: concession contracts under the Procurement Act 2023 By Gayle Monk Alex Lawrence Alongside the demise of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR) we see the end of the (perhaps less used but equally exciting)...
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...
2/7/2025 2:33:35 PM Ryanair’s guide to turning a strike into a legal nose-dive - Why employers should care about Morais and others v Ryanair By Katherine Sinclair Housing associations often have unionised staff, including maintenance teams, administrative staff, or frontline housing officers....
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...
12/4/2024 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...
11/20/2024 11:04:04 AM The Employment Rights Bill - is it all it's cracked up to be? By Libby Hubbard This is the question we ask in our latest podcast. The dust has settled, alongside the powdery snow, and we can now ask some questions...