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Joanne Moseley

Menopause: new report urges NHS to provide health checks for women

Today (18 October) is World Menopause Day. It's designed to raise awareness of the menopause and to support options to improve the health...

17/10/22
Joanne Moseley

Government cancels its cancellation of IR35 off payroll rules

Less than a month ago, the government announced that it would repeal the IR35 off payroll rules from the start of the new tax year in...

17/10/22
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
Nicola Gooch

Delay, Poor Decisions and Under Resourcing: The un-acknowledged cost of planning reform.

If you are to believe the national press we are only a week away from the next great Planning Reform Day. According to The Guardian on 19...

12/10/22
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

What are the Investment Zones and what do they mean for the environment in the North West?

The governmental guidance “Investment Zones in England” describes Investment Zones as specific sites within a Mayoral Combined Authority...

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
Liam Salt

Being alive to the warning signs is so crucial in a business crisis

As we head towards the end of 2022, companies across the country continue to struggle with the rising cost of doing business. A...

07/10/22
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
Mandeep Khroud

Right to Work checks have changed from 1 October 2022

On 30 March 2020, as part of the government’s response to COVID-19, the Home Office introduced temporary adjustments to the right to work...

05/10/22
Joanne Moseley

Keeping children safe in education: (some) clarity over extent of on-line checks

In June the government published new guidance on keeping children safe in education. It recommended that schools and colleges conduct...

05/10/22
Melanie Bancroft

Honesty is the best policy

A few weeks ago, I attended the Recycling and Wastes Management (RWM) Show at the NEC, Birmingham. It was a packed two days of talks and...

28/09/22
Joanne Moseley

Government announces U-turn on IR35

Last week Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng announced that the government will repeal the IR35 rules for both the private and public sectors....

27/09/22
Irwin Mitchell

Hydrogen powered delivery vehicles: a glimpse into the future?

Whilst petrol prices seem to have stabilised for the time being, the recent exponential rise in the price of petrol and diesel has placed...

26/09/22
Nicola Gooch

What Truss did on my holidays: It's much more than 'just' the mini budget....

Last week, whilst my family and I were exploring the highlands of Scotland*, the Truss Government rolled up its sleeves and got to work. ...

26/09/22
Joanne Moseley

Brace yourself: new bill may fundamentally change employment law by the end of 2023

Yesterday the government published the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill which, if passed, will allow it to set fire to all...

23/09/22
Joanne Moseley

Forget the 'great resignation': quiet quitting is in vogue (and it's bad news for employers)

This time last year, employers were looking at ways to stem the tide of resignations in the wake of the 'great resignation'. Whilst...

23/09/22
Luke Singleton

From virtual to reality - Gamescom returns strongly in 2022

Gamescom returned to an in-person exhibition in August after two years of holding the event virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic. With...

22/09/22
Kieran Shields

Cultural placemaking - why is it important?

The importance of a place cannot be understated. It gives us a sense of belonging and a shared identity. Cultural placemaking is about...

21/09/22
Kieran Shields

The On-line Safety Bill – an overview of potential implications for online service providers and games companies

With Ofcom recently publishing its roadmap to regulation for the Online Safety Bill, content sharing platforms and service providers...

21/09/22
Suzanne Thompson

The proposed new Media Bill: what does it mean?

Back in May, a new Media Bill was announced alongside the Queen’s Speech delivered by HRH Prince Charles. Whilst the Media Bill is still...

21/09/22
Joanne Moseley

Updated handbook for academy trusts: what's changed?

The Academy Trust Handbook has been updated. Academy trusts must comply with this handbook as a condition of their funding agreement and...

20/09/22
Nicola Gooch

An era of change and the need to bring planning back into focus...

We have now reached the end of the second Elizabethan era. A sentence which feels deeply strange both to write and to see written down. ...

20/09/22
Mandeep Khroud

Immigration: Sponsorship licence process and avoidable challenges

Although the sponsorship route may appear to be an intimidating process for many companies, the sponsorship application itself is not a...

13/09/22
Joanne Moseley

Queen's death: employer's guide to the bank holiday

The government has announced that there will be an additional bank holiday on Monday 19 September to coincide with the state funeral of...

12/09/22
Joanne Moseley

Our holiday pay webinar: more questions answered

This week around 700 delegates joined us for our webinar on holiday pay. We focused on the Supreme Court's recent judgment in Brazel v...

09/09/22
Claire Petricca-Riding

The great energy divide

There is no doubt from today’s announcement there is a divide on the future of energy costs and security between what is needed and what...

08/09/22
Nicola Gooch

Dear Prime Minister: A Planning & Environmental Wish List

After a summer of hustings, debates, and garden party faux pas, a new Prime Minister is finally entering Number 10.  Whatever your...

05/09/22
Liam Salt

Creating a crisis: energy woes and rising costs causing issues for manufacturers

Midway into 2022, companies nationwide continue to struggle with the rising cost of doing business. According to analysis of Insolvency...

31/08/22
Elizabeth Thomson

A matter of trusts

Ahead of the 1 September deadline, Polly Seale and I consider the impact of the Trust Registration Service. The Trust Registration...

30/08/22