Posts from September 2017
EU considering ways to protect 'gig' and zero hours workers
According to the Independent newspaper the European Commission wants more social protection and rights for casual workers, such as those...
28/09/17Localism v The Pro-Growth Agenda: MP requests DCLG intervention in Maidstone Local Plan
Anyone who thought that encouraging the adoption of up-to-date Local Plans would prove a panacea for England's planning and housing woes...
25/09/17Flexible Working
We often find that there is a clash of approach between employers and the law when it comes to flexible working requests. Many employers...
22/09/17Can Prefab homes solve the UK's housing crisis
We want to share banking and development specialist Laura Mitchell's article for the Manchester Property Group on how modular and offsite...
21/09/17Cancelling holidays
At the risk of wading in to what looks like a really messy workplace dispute...readers might be interested to know that Ryan Air may well...
21/09/17Land Registry Issues Change of Gender Form - by Lorraine Rose
The Land Registry has this week launched a new form enabling a registered owner to update their name on the registered title following a...
20/09/17Land Registry Issues Change of Gender Form
The Land Registry has this week launched a new form enabling a registered owner to update their name on the registered title following a...
20/09/17Two-thirds of employers not using levy funds to train staff
The Apprenticeship Levy was introduced on 6 April 2017 and requires employers with a payroll of over £3 million to pay 0.5% of their...
20/09/17Things you might have missed in the DCLG Consultation: It's not all about Housing Need
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that the best way to prompt the release of a consultation document, that you are actually...
19/09/17Waning confidence bites. Can Brexit be blamed?
The Times has published an interesting, although worrying article on the performance of shop openings in the second quarter of the year....
14/09/17The Enforcer: The Mayor of London gets tough on Affordable Housing Provision
If Boris Johnson will always be remembered as the Mayor who introduced the 'Boris Bike' to the capital; then the current Mayor of London,...
08/09/17TUC says flexible working request can end in worse outcomes
According to a survey carried out by the TUC, two out of five low-paid young parents who ask for flexible work arrangements are...
04/09/17Micro Homes & Straw Houses: Alternative Methods of Construction Hit the News
Solving the housing crisis is undoubtedly a difficult thing to do, which might be one of the reasons why there has been so little...
01/09/17