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...
3/3/2025 9:22:25 AM Reflections on Procurement Act Live: Key takeaways and insights By Amy Callahan-Page After attending the many insightful sessions at Procurement Act Live last week, I’ve been reflecting on the key messages that emerged...
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...