Elizabeth Mutter

An introduction to... Section 106 Agreements

Sometimes, in order to make a development acceptable in planning terms, a local planning authority require a developer to enter into...

31/10/22

Joanne Moseley

Pregnant women and new parents to get added protection against being made redundant

Pregnant women and new parents will receive greater protection from being made redundant under new proposed legislation. The Protection...

31/10/22

Joanne Moseley

Do you need to introduce an IVF policy?

It is estimated that 3.5 million people in the UK have problems conceiving. National fertility awareness week, which runs from 31 October...

30/10/22

Joanne Moseley

Acas publishes new guidance on staff suspensions

Acas have recently published new guidance to help employers understand when it's appropriate to suspend an employee.  It recommends...

14/10/22

Joanne Moseley

Can employers insist that staff use other people's preferred pronouns?

It's becoming more common for workers to announce their pronouns. Some wear badges advising customers how they prefer to be addressed and...

11/10/22

Stefano DAmbrosio Nunez

A technical consultation on Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) that is not just “technical”

In late September, the window for providing comments to the government’s “Technical consultation on the biodiversity metric” was closed....

11/10/22

Jane Anderson

A costly outcome

The much publicised “Wagatha Christie” trial reached its conclusion in July 2022 when Rebekah Vardy lost her defamation claim against...

07/10/22