Insights
EAT confirms no implied employment relationship for carer funded through direct payments
11 Jul 2025The Employment Appeal Tribunal has confirmed that carers paid using direct payments under the Care Act 2014 are not automatically employees of the local authority.
Rewriting the rules on Fire and Re-Hire: What employers need to know
11 Jul 2025Workplace Compass: As the government refines one of its flagship employment reforms, the latest amendments raise important questions for employers planning contractual change.
Employment Rights Bill: implementation roadmap published (1)
10 Jul 2025The Employment Rights Bill is without doubt the most significant piece of Employment Law to be introduced in the last 20 years or so. There is a lot in the Bill from the introduction of day 1 unfair dismissal rights to the establishment of the Fair Work Agency.
'Material change' for Independent Schools - a reset of the relationship with the Equality Act as more schools become co-educational?
07 Jul 2025Amidst a backdrop of consolidation in the independent schools' market - and with increased numbers of co-educational independent schools - the Department for Education (DfE) has recently updated its non-statutory guidance for independent schools.
Collective consultations - giving you the benefit of NQHR's experience
07 Jul 2025At Narrow Quay HR we have recently assisted a number of independent schools with collective consultations. Reasons to consult have included potential redundancies, changes to terms and conditions or changes to the Teachers' Pension Scheme.
EHRC updates interim advice on For Women Scotland judgment
03 Jul 2025The Equality and Human Rights Commission has updated its interim advice to clarify how the judgment affects workplace facilities.
