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New Academies Financial Handbook and Other Governance Updates - Are You Ready?

Friday, 13 July 2018

A new Academies Financial Handbook was recently published which comes into effect on 1 September 2018.

Articles & Blogs Higher Education

Update on Student Mental Health

Monday, 16 July 2018

At a summit in Bristol on 28 June 2018, Higher Education Minister, Sam Gyimah, announced that HE providers which meet new standards of mental health care will be rewarded with certificates of excellence.

Articles & Blogs Higher Education

University Staff Workload – a Critical Issue for Education and Research

Monday, 16 July 2018

Staff are key assets of a university and their workloads are a critical issue. Universities have continued to explore workload management strategies but it remains a challenge due to increasing demands and limited resources.

University Staff Workload – a Critical Issue for Education and Research

Articles & Blogs Higher Education

The Regulatory Framework for Higher Education in England

Monday, 16 July 2018

Do you have processes in place to avoid sanctions by the Office for Students and secure public grant funding?

The Regulatory Framework for Higher Education in England

Articles & Blogs Employment

Protection from Unfair Dismissal - Statutory Notice and Gross Misconduct

Friday, 13 July 2018

Where an employee is summarily dismissed just short of acquiring protection from unfair dismissal, can one week's statutory notice be added to the length of their employment?

Protection from Unfair Dismissal - Statutory Notice and Gross Misconduct

Articles & Blogs Employment

Voluntary Overtime Should Be Taken into Account When Calculating Holiday Pay

Friday, 13 July 2018

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) determined, in the case of Flowers v East of England Ambulance Trust that voluntary overtime paid over a sufficient period should be taken into account when calculating pay due to an employee during their annual leave.

Voluntary Overtime Should Be Taken into Account When Calculating Holiday Pay

Articles & Blogs Employment

Failure to Consider Part-Time Working Prevents Objective Justification of Discrimination Arising from Disability

Friday, 13 July 2018

In the case of Ali v Torrosian and others (t/a Bedford Hill Family Practice), Dr Ali successfully appealed to the EAT against a decision that the GP practice in which he had worked had not discriminated against him by dismissing him on capability grounds.

Failure to Consider Part-Time Working Prevents Objective Justification of Discrimination Arising from Disability

Articles & Blogs Real Estate

This Is The Modern World - What is the Necessary Modernisation of Leases?

Tuesday, 10 July 2018

When landlords and tenants are negotiating the renewal of business leases, they regularly devote a great deal of time to agreeing the main commercial terms such as the rent, term and any rent deposit or guarantee.

This Is The Modern World - What is the Necessary Modernisation of Leases?

Insolvency Issues in Property - What Landlords Need to Know

Tuesday, 10 July 2018

The law surrounding insolvency in England and Wales is complex. It is governed, in the main, by the Insolvency Act 1986 (as amended), and, in 6 April 2017, the Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016, were brought into force.

Insolvency Issues in Property - What Landlords Need to Know

Articles & Blogs Academies & MATs

Why Investing in Employee Wellbeing and Resilience Should Be on Your To-Do List

Friday, 13 July 2018

Employee wellbeing and resilience are hot topics in HR right now. Why should it be a priority for your school or academy trust?

Articles & Blogs Divorce & Family

Heterosexual Couple Win Civil Partnership Case

Monday, 09 July 2018

Many of you will have heard the recent news reports of the Supreme Court ruling unanimously in favour of a heterosexual couple who did not want to get married, but sought instead to enter into a Civil Partnership.

Heterosexual Couple Win Civil Partnership Case

Articles & Blogs Independent Schools

STOP PRESS - DfE Publishes Revised Statutory Guidance Working Together to Safeguard Children 2018 and Related Guidance

Monday, 09 July 2018

On 4 July the DfE issued the final version of Working Together to Safeguard Children (Working Together 2018) which applies to all organisations with functions relating to children across England from 29 June 2018.

STOP PRESS - DfE Publishes Revised Statutory Guidance Working Together to Safeguard Children 2018 and Related Guidance

Articles & Blogs Employment

Employee Dismissed over Right to Work - Appeal Should Have Been Granted

Friday, 06 July 2018

Where an employer has reasonably (but mistakenly) reached the conclusion that an employee has no right to work in the UK, is it fair to refuse a right of appeal against dismissal?

Articles & Blogs Employment

Hermes Couriers Found to Be Workers Despite Being Classed as Self-Employed

Friday, 06 July 2018

The Employment Tribunal (ET) held that despite the terms of their written agreement, Hermes couriers were in reality workers and therefore entitled to National Minimum Wage and paid annual leave.

Articles & Blogs Employment

GDPR - References Now Exempt from Disclosure

Friday, 06 July 2018

Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) individuals are entitled to a copy of the personal data which your organisation holds about them and to certain supplementary information.

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