Articles & Blogs

Articles & Blogs Independent Schools

Fees in Advance Scheme FAQs

Wednesday, 12 June 2024

Independent schools have a long history of offering flexible payment arrangements to parents. Fees in Advance (FIA) schemes are one such option.

Articles & Blogs Healthcare

Conflict Resolution: The Value of Mediation and Early Intervention in Health and Social Care

Thursday, 13 June 2024

In Health and Social Care, conflicts can impact workplace morale and effectiveness. Early intervention through mediation can prevent conflicts from escalating, ensuring a more harmonious and productive environment and improve the care provided.

Articles & Blogs Employment

Rape crisis centre employee subjected to discrimination and harassment for gender critical views

Friday, 07 June 2024

Articles & Blogs Employment

Status of the Statutory Code of Practice on Dismissal and Re-engagement

Friday, 07 June 2024

Parliament has now been prorogued ahead of the general election on 4 July.

Articles & Blogs Employment

Employer not liable for disability discrimination without knowledge of disability

Friday, 07 June 2024

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has upheld a decision that a bank had no actual or constructive knowledge of a former employee's neurodiversity, which was diagnosed several years after his employment ended.

Articles & Blogs Employment

Group claimants not entitled to re-open issue following preliminary hearing

Wednesday, 29 May 2024

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has found that a group of claimants was not entitled to re-introduce an issue determined at a past preliminary hearing in which they did not participate.

Articles & Blogs Employment

Tribunal applied wrong test to determine agency liability in disability discrimination claim

Wednesday, 29 May 2024

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has found that a Tribunal applied an incorrect analysis in order to determine whether an employer was responsible for the acts of an independent contractor. The claim has been remitted to a new Tribunal.

Articles & Blogs Employment

Women and Equalities Committee report highlights employment inequalities

Wednesday, 29 May 2024

A new Women and Equalities Committee (WEC) report has found the disability employment gap remains wide, and the disability pay gap continues to widen.

Articles & Blogs Personal Injury

Unsafe methods of work - a critical concern for all

Tuesday, 28 May 2024

When it comes to work safety, it's not just the responsibility of employers. Anyone who oversees tasks carried out by others plays a crucial role in ensuring a safe work environment.

Articles & Blogs Employment

Volunteer was a worker when undertaking remunerated activities

Friday, 24 May 2024

In a significant decision, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has found that a volunteer was a worker when carrying out activities that attracted a right of remuneration.

Articles & Blogs Employment

EHRC business plan highlights continued focus on sexual harassment

Friday, 24 May 2024

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has published its 2024/2025 business plan. This offers an interesting insight into key areas of strategic focus in the immediate future.

Articles & Blogs Employment

Government opens consultation on TUPE reforms shortly before announcing general election

Friday, 24 May 2024

Shortly prior to announcing the general election, the government opened consultation on proposals to reform TUPE and abolish European Works Councils.

Articles & Blogs Commercial Contracts

Why bother with the legal small print? For one person, the answer was a bottle of Wine

Wednesday, 22 May 2024

Someone has claimed a free bottle of wine, as they were the first person in three months to read something that had been hidden away in the Tax Policy Associates website legal terms.

Articles & Blogs Pharma & Life Sciences

Medicines shortages have become commonplace since Brexit: Nuffield report

Wednesday, 22 May 2024

The number of warnings that pharma suppliers have given in the UK around medicine shortages have shot up from 648 in 2020 to 1,634 in 2023, causing serious problems for the NHS, doctors, pharmacists and patients.

Articles & Blogs Employment

Individual liability in discrimination cases

Friday, 17 May 2024

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has offered guidance on when an individual respondent could be found liable for discriminating against a claimant.