Insights
The ISI complaints policy in review: How can association independent schools best approach making a complaint?
12 Mar 2026The Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) plays a vital role in assuring quality and compliance in association independent schools across England.
Requirement for community nurses to work some weekends justified despite childcare disadvantage
11 Mar 2026An employer’s requirement for community nurses to work flexibly, including occasional weekends, was justified even though it placed women with childcare responsibilities at a particular disadvantage.
Charity trustee not entitled to whistleblowing protection under employment legislation
11 Mar 2026An employment tribunal has held that a charity trustee could not rely on the whistleblowing protections because trustees are not workers.
CMA supports targeted reform of employment non-compete clauses
11 Mar 2026The Competition and Markets Authority has responded to the government’s working paper on reform of employment non-compete clauses, favouring a targeted approach rather than a blanket ban.
EAT overturns finding that secondee became employee of host company
03 Mar 2026The Employment Appeal Tribunal has held that an Employment Tribunal erred in concluding that a secondee’s employment transferred from the parent company to the host entity.
Consultation on protection from detriment for taking industrial action
03 Mar 2026The government has published a consultation on the scope of new protections against detriment for workers taking official industrial action introduced by the Employment Rights Act 2025.
