Nov 18, 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. ...
Sep 04, 2024 Pensions and fire and re-hire By Doug Mullen Fire and re-hire is a hot topic at the moment, with the Government looking to ban it. Hot off the press, a recent employment tribunal...
Aug 14, 2024 Life after #MeToo – Employers must not wait until sexual harassment happens before taking action By Katherine Sinclair Seven years after the #MeToo movement in 2017 and five years after the UK government consultation on workplace sexual harassment in 2019,...
Aug 12, 2024 Social Housing Pension Scheme deficit falls by 55% By Doug Mullen With the welcome news that the overall Social Housing Pension Scheme deficit has fallen from £1.5 billion to £690 million, employers...
Aug 09, 2024 Pensions Regulator penalty appeals - a change in tack? By Doug Mullen Fresh from watching Ellie Aldridge claim gold in kite-surfing, I'm wondering whether the First Tier Tribunal is also changing tack on its...
Aug 08, 2024 EHRC guidance on protected characteristic of sex By Jackie Morris Newly updated guidance from the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) was published last month concerning ‘discriminatory adverts’....
Jun 25, 2024 On-call and standby shifts – working time or not? By Katherine Sinclair Libby Hubbard The Working Time Regulations 1998 (WTR) can be problematic in so far as they only differentiate between working time and rest time, yet...
Jun 17, 2024 Academies and LGPS pass-through arrangements By Doug Mullen The DfE has provided welcome clarity on what approvals are needed when an academy enters into an agreement with a contractor to share the...
Jun 10, 2024 LGPS surpluses – Could they help to plug a hole in local authority finances? By Doug Mullen With local authority finances under significant pressure and no sign of more money in the event of a change of government, creative ways...
Jun 10, 2024 Home office decision to revoke social care provider's sponsorship licence without allowing time for representation unlawful By Katherine Sinclair Immigration may be the political hot potato of the campaign trail but for many social care providers, the employment of overseas workers...
Jun 10, 2024 Paying a forfeit - criminal acts and pensions By Doug Mullen A council tax and recovery team leader has admitted to de-frauding Aberdeen City Council of over £1 million over a period of 17 years. ...
May 29, 2024 Pension scheme surpluses: A slice of the pie? By Doug Mullen With interest rates having reached a 15-year high, some employers participating in defined benefit pension schemes have suddenly found...