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Joanne Moseley

Coronavirus: FAQ’s about pregnancy and ‘high risk’ individuals

1. Can we ask a pregnant woman to start her maternity leave early? No – not unless she is absent from work on account of a pregnancy...

Elizabeth Thomson

On the Third Day of Christmas 2020...

… real estate disputes expert, Malcolm Worrell, examines a Supreme Court decision on the effect of a landlord's covenant to enforce other...

Joanne Moseley

Flying flags and ticking boxes: is your EDI strategy doing more harm than good?

Earlier this year the independent Inclusion at Work Panel published a report on the state of diversity and inclusion practices in UK...

Adiba Firmansyah

What the education sector needs to know about the new energy efficiency regulations

Against the background of the Department for Education stating that they ‘are putting climate change at the heart of education’ and...

Jenny Arrowsmith

Workplace investigations demystified: 10 lessons from the tribunals

We are seeing an increased demand for guidance and training on how managers should conduct investigations in the context of grievances...

Claire Petricca-Riding

Environmental news update - 23 September

Welcome to the latest edition of our weekly Environment Law news update. As ever, we bring you developments, insights, and analysis in...

Claire Petricca-Riding

Environmental Weekly News Round Up – 19 January 2024

Welcome to the latest edition of our weekly Environment Law news update. As ever, we bring you developments, insights, and analysis in...

Nicola Gooch

CIL, S.106 Agreements & Affordable Housing Relief: What happens when the housing crisis hits political reality.

On Friday, the High Court handed down a decision which, in many ways, typifies the very essence of the housing crisis.  The case,...

Nicola Gooch

Rainbow Bright: How are Green Belt, Grey Belt and the Golden Rules being interpreted so far....

The New NPPF has been in effect for decision-making for a few weeks now, which means that the appeal decisions made under the new rules...

Rebecca Denvers

Anti-Zionist beliefs are protected under the Equality Act 2010

In Miller v University of Bristol, a tribunal held that an academic’s anti-Zionist views were a “protected belief” under the Equality Act...

Claire Petricca-Riding

Environmental Weekly News Round Up – 22 December 2023

Welcome to our latest weekly Environment Law News Update, where we bring you developments, insights, and analysis in the world of...

Joanne Moseley

Holidays and quarantine: school and college questions answered

On Saturday night, the government announced it was removing Spain from the list of countries on its travel corridor scheme. This means...

Erica Ives

Sustainability in sport: stadium development and planning

Like many other sectors, the sports sector faces an unprecedented challenge to become more sustainable, finding ways to mitigate its...

Claire Petricca-Riding

Environmental News Round Up - 22 September 2023

Nitrate neutrality position finally neutralised In the last few weeks this has issue has garnered a lot of headlines with the Government...

Joanne Moseley

Significant increase in the number of women bringing claims linked to the menopause

According to research reviewed by the Guardian newspaper there's been a significant increase in the numbers of women bringing employment...

Joanne Moseley

Top employment cases that will shape 2018/19

We have identified the cases which will have a big impact on employment law and HR policies and practices over the next 12 months. These...

Joanne Moseley

Computer says no: unpicking the employment risks of AI

Last week several newspapers ran a story about three make-up artists who had been 'dismissed by algorithm' during a redundancy exercise....

Joanne Moseley

Re-opening schools and colleges - employers questions answered

The government has asked schools and FE colleges to start to re-open from 1 June for some students and has published guidance to support...

Claire Petricca-Riding

Environmental News Round Up - 8 September 2023

Reassessing Energy Commitments: The UK’s Treaty Withdrawal Debate The Minister for Energy Graham Stuart indicated on 1st September that...

Claire Petricca-Riding

Environment news update - 27 September

Welcome to the latest edition of our weekly Environment Law news update. As ever, we bring you developments, insights, and analysis in...

Joanne Moseley

Coronavirus: FAQs returning to work

On Sunday evening the Prime Minister "actively encouraged" those people who couldn't work from home to return to work if their workplace...

Joanne Moseley

Coronavirus: FAQs about self isolation, pay and holidays

1. If staff are self-isolating during a pre-booked holiday, is this treated as holiday or absence and can they reclaim their holiday?...

Stephanie Reeves

Business Interruption Insurance: an unexpected judgment

By Stephanie Reeves and Ted Powell, Commercial Dispute Resolution  On 15 September 2020, the High Court handed down its...

Claire Petricca-Riding

Environmental weekly news round up - 22nd March 2024

Welcome to the latest edition of our weekly Environment Law news update. As ever, we bring you developments, insights, and analysis in...

Joanne Moseley

Can you reduce contractual sick pay for unvaccinated members of staff?

Last week, IKEA announced that it had changed its sick pay scheme to deal with COVID-19 related absences. Staff who are unvaccinated will...

Claire Petricca-Riding

Environmental weekly news round up – 3 May 2024

Welcome to the latest edition of our weekly Environment Law news update. As ever, we bring you developments, insights, and analysis in...

Joanne Moseley

Holidays abroad - employers' questions answered

Earlier this month, the transport secretary, Grant Shapps, said that people can 'start to think about foreign travel' again. He didn't...

Joanne Moseley

FAQs about redundancy

We answer some of the trickier questions about redundancies that don’t involve collective consultation. Q1: We are going to have to make...

Joanne Moseley

End of COVID-19 rules: implications for schools and colleges

On Monday 21 February, the government announced that most of remaining legal rules in place to the protect the public against COVID-19...

Joanne Moseley

End of COVID-19 rules: what employers need to know

On Monday 21 February, the government announced that most of remaining legal rules in place to the protect the public against COVID-19...