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...
2/12/2025 3:52:09 PM How best to care? By David Alcock I was very struck today by the paper released by Care England and the Employee Ownership Association (EOA) on the contribution that...
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...
11/18/2024 9:51:14 AM A new era for mutuals? By David Alcock The manifesto for the new Government committed Labour to work to double the size of the co-operative and mutual economy. We are starting...
11/12/2024 10:53:05 AM New criminal offence -'failure to prevent fraud' By Emma Watt The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (the Act) created the new corporate criminal offence of ‘failure to prevent fraud’...
10/31/2024 10:27:59 AM On the ball with tax: CASCs and the latest Budget buzz By Mahnoor Butt Shauntelle Murphy Following the Budget announcement yesterday, the Government have published the outcome and summary of responses to the charities tax...
10/30/2024 2:54:00 PM A new regime for employee ownership By David Alcock You may have missed it in the Budget, but at the same time as the speech was published, the Government also published their response to...
10/22/2024 12:01:41 PM 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...
10/7/2024 9:45:14 AM 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...