Posts from June 2022
Joanne Moseley
Fit notes: new rules in place from 1 July 2022
From Friday 1 July, a wider range of healthcare professionals will be able to certify fit notes. The government has made changes to...
30/06/22
Joanne Moseley
Government set to introduce new legislation to allow temporary agency staff to cover striking workers
British trade unions have warned consumers that the UK faces months of disruption as workers, struggling with the mounting cost of living...
29/06/22
Joanne Moseley
Unlawful inducement: how to stay on the right side of the law
Last year the Supreme Court handed down its judgment in Kostal v Dunkley which made it clear that employers, operating within the context...
29/06/22
Nicola Gooch
Infrastructure Levy under the spotlight: nobody expects the Planning Inquisition
There has been a lot of discussion about the new ‘Infrastructure Levy’ since the Levelling Up & Regeneration Bill was published. In this...
28/06/22
Lorraine Rose-Dugdale
Tribunal permits block of flats in breach of single dwelling covenant
In the recent case of HAE Developments Ltd v The Croft Ealing Ltd and another, the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) (the “Tribunal”)...
27/06/22
Paul Henson
A fairer Private Rented Sector
On 16 June 2022 the Government published a white paper, which set out its plans for changes to the private rented sector, entitled ‘A...
27/06/22
Joanne Moseley
Long COVID and disability: what HR need to know
In Burke v Turning Point Scotland, the employment tribunal had to decide whether a man who caught COVID-19 in November 2020, and...
24/06/22
Claire Jowett
Save your USP: Withstanding the cost of living crisis and disputing increases in supplier costs
Over the last few years, we’ve seen consumers pressing brands for more sustainable products and services as well as transparency with...
24/06/22
Joanne Moseley
Keeping children safe in education: how to conduct social media checks (and remain within the law)
At the beginning of the year, the government published a consultation document on keeping children safe in education. One of the...
23/06/22
Philip Middleton
What makes making things so hard? The continuing pressures faced by manufacturers
In October last year, I published an article on the increasing financial pressure faced by manufacturers due to supply chain shortages...
23/06/22
Ben Delaney
Full steam ahead for net zero
It was just six months ago that global leaders gathered together in Glasgow to agree shared commitments to tackling climate change. That...
21/06/22
Joanne Moseley
The bald truth: can making a derogatory remark about a man's lack of hair amount to harassment related to sex?
That was the issue the tribunal had to determine in Finn v British Bung Manufacturing Company Limited & ors. It's decision has attracted...
13/06/22
Nicola Gooch
Tainted LURB: What can we learn from the Levelling Up & Regeneration Bill's Second Reading?
Wednesday 8 June was not just the second day of my Inquiry. It was also the date of the second reading of the Levelling Up and...
09/06/22