18 Dec, 2024 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,...
11 Dec, 2024 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...
04 Dec, 2024 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...
20 Nov, 2024 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...
18 Nov, 2024 Local Government Pension Scheme consultation: One size fits all? By Doug Mullen The Government published a consultation on various proposals relating to the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) on 14 November 2024. ...
25 Oct, 2024 Procurement Act government guidance – Perhaps 'not a reliable method of interpretation of the law'? By Andrew Millross I have been reflecting that there are several places where the Cabinet Office guidance on the Procurement Act 2023 (the Act) does not...
22 Oct, 2024 Employment Rights Bill - let the consultations begin By Libby Hubbard We've likened the Employment Rights Bill 2024 (ERB) to a marathon, not a sprint - if that's the case then it's been a speedy start with...
07 Oct, 2024 EHRC launches consultation for its updated Code of Practice on discrimination, harassment and victimisation in services and public functions By Emma Watt The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has launched a consultation on its updated Code of Practice for services, public...
03 Oct, 2024 Making the procurement of technology work equitably for people and society By Steven Brunning The Ada Lovelace Institute (ADA), an independent research institute which aims to ensure that data and AI ‘work for people and society’,...
27 Sep, 2024 Preventing sexual harassment in the workplace - New updated guidance By Libby Hubbard This week has seen some deeply troubling stories of sexual harassment told by ex-employees of Harrods. It is somewhat timely that the...
25 Sep, 2024 Things landlords can do to stop RTB fraud By Lucy Worrall Right now there is a surge in right to buy (RTB) applications given tenants justified concerns that the new Labour government is likely...
10 Sep, 2024 National framework for commissioning care and support: code of practice By Emma Watt The Welsh Government has published a new Code of Practice (the Code) which came into effect on 1 September and applies principles and...