18 Mar, 2024 Wake me up before you pho-to? The use of photographic evidence in cases of sleeping on duty By Jackie Morris The Rochdale by-election made the news recently, with the Labour Party withdrawing support for candidate Azhar Ali following comments...
12 Feb, 2024 No changes are to be made to English language requirements in care worker visas By Jackie Morris I wrote recently about a Coroner’s case that involved the death of an elderly resident in a care home. In that case, the Coroner made...
05 Dec, 2023 New measures announced to slash net immigration - How it affects the health and social care sector By Katherine Sinclair New Home Secretary James Cleverly has just announced a five-point plan in a bid to reduce abuse in the immigration system and cut the...
20 Sep, 2023 Tribunal finds that the ‘right to breathe freely’ is not a protected belief under discrimination laws By Jackie Morris The employment tribunal was recently asked to consider the question of whether an airline pilot’s belief about the ‘right to breathe...
10 Jul, 2023 ‘If not you, then who?’ The role of the HR function in ESG performance By Katherine Sinclair I wrote a blog published in Social Housing Magazine on Friday that includes some reflections arising from an interview that I did during...
09 May, 2023 Limiting industrial action - Minimum Service Levels Bill takes a knock By Matthew Wort If we need to wash down the coronation quiche consumed at the weekend then, unfortunately, we may have to do it with a dose of reality as...
16 Mar, 2023 Mandatory professional qualifications required for social housing managers By Katherine Sinclair The last days of February bought a rather shocking announcement for the sector; an amendment to the Social Housing (Regulations) Bill...
14 Dec, 2022 Another 'I am sick' phone call By Anna Dabek It was reported last month that the number of people off work due to long-term sickness hit a record high of 2.5 million in the three...
17 Nov, 2022 The autumn statement - Priorities for social care providers By Matthew Wort Hopes that Jeremy Hunt's time as chair of the Health and Social Care Committee would influence the content of the autumn statement were...
18 Oct, 2022 World Menopause Day 2022 - supporting your colleagues in the workplace By Anna Dabek Menopause, its symptoms and its effect on women in the workplace have been really brought into the light over the last 18 months. Some...
28 Sep, 2022 Apprenticeships in social care? By Anna Dabek As highlighted in the recent article in Home Care Insight, taking on apprentices can be a huge asset to health and social care providers....
28 Sep, 2022 RIP to IR35's controversial reforms - but not quite yet By Michael Brownlee Tucked away in the biggest 'mini-Budget' in history last week, was an important announcement from the new Chancellor. The largely...