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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...

19/01/22
Jane Anderson

A costs conundrum – successful defendant recovers nothing

Beth Kelly considers the departure from the general rule in relation to a successful party being awarded their costs of litigation. The...

19/01/22
Liam Salt

Who has the burden of proof?

By Edward Judge - Partner, Restructuring & Insolvency In a situation where one creditor's proof of debt is questioned by a separate,...

18/01/22
Nicola Gooch

Diddly Squat: Clarkson and the challenges of Farm Diversification

The last seven days have been pretty momentous for the world of planning. We have seen the release of the latest Housing Delivery Test...

18/01/22
Joanne Moseley

Changes in rules on self-isolation in force today: employer's questions answered

The government has today (Monday 17 January 2022) changed the self-isolation rules for people who test positive for COVID-19 in England...

17/01/22
Bryan Bletso

National security in the UK: Key takeaways for investors

By Bryan Bletso and Gavin Maddison. The National Security and Investment Act 2021 (NSIA) came into full effect on Tuesday 4 January 2022....

17/01/22
Joanne Moseley

The 10 most important employment law cases of 2021

We take a look that at the 10 most important employment cases of 2021 which HR professionals and business owners need to be aware of. 1....

14/01/22
Joanne Moseley

New government consultation on umbrella companies

The UK government is calling for evidence from umbrella companies, employment businesses, individuals/workers, end-hirers and...

12/01/22
Nicola Gooch

New Year, New Consultation: DEFRA launches consultation on Biodiversity Net Gain Regulations

With the New Year comes a new consultation to get our teeth stuck into;* and my goodness is there a LOT to chew over.  This morning,...

11/01/22
Joanne Moseley

SSP rebate scheme reopens to SME employers

The Government has temporarily reintroduced the SSP rebate scheme for COVID-19 related absences. Who can use it? You can only claim if...

11/01/22
Joanne Moseley

New COVID-19 rules: guide for employers

There are a number of new COVID-19 related rules in force in England and Wales that you need to be aware of. Testing According to the...

11/01/22
Joanne Moseley

Employment law changes 2022: guide for schools and colleges

Happy new year to all our readers. There’s very little new legislation on the statute book and, on the face of it, 2022 looks to be a...

04/01/22
Joanne Moseley

Fear of COVID-19 not protected under UK discrimination law

In X v Y, the tribunal had to decide if an employee's fear that she might catch COVID-19 and needed to take steps to protect herself and...

04/01/22
Joanne Moseley

Employee unfairly dismissed for raising safety concerns on the day of the first lockdown

In Preen v Coolink v Mullins, the tribunal had to decide if an employee had been automatically unfairly dismissed for raising safety...

31/12/21
Joanne Moseley

Employment law changes 2022 - guide for businesses

Happy new year to all our readers. There’s very little new legislation on the statute book and, on the face of it, 2022 looks to be a...

31/12/21
Joanne Moseley

Update: new COVID-19 self-isolation rules

The self-isolation advice for people with COVID-19 has changed. It is now possible to end self-isolation after seven days if the...

31/12/21
Nicola Gooch

'Twas the week before Christmas.... a festive planning round up

'Twas the week before Christmas, and I don't mean to grouse but nothing was quiet, not even the mouse*; New PD rights were confirmed by...

23/12/21
Vanessa Horn

A question of national security for Real Estate

The National Security and Investment Act 2021 (NSIA 2021) comes into effect on 4 January 2022. A new statutory regime Once in force, the...

17/12/21
Joanne Moseley

Statutory sick pay - new rules in force today

The government has introduced The Statutory Sick Pay (Medical Evidence) Regulations 2021 which come into force today (Friday 17 December...

17/12/21
Nicola Gooch

We need to talk about Local Government: the levelling-up agenda, and the planning system, depends on it

On Tuesday, Samuel Stafford - creator of the much loved 50 Shades of Planning blog and podcast - wrote a post that encapsulated all that...

16/12/21
Joanne Moseley

Omicron: new testing and self-isolation rules

A couple of weeks ago, the government introduced new legal rules which meant that anyone who had come into close contact with someone who...

15/12/21
Joanne Moseley

Omicron: new advice on working from home

The government has now adopted Plan B in full and from today (Monday 13 December) has asked everyone who can work from home to do so to...

13/12/21
Nicola Gooch

Will the Force be with First Homes?

It is now December 2021.  For good or for ill, we are now only days away from the end of the transitional arrangements for First Homes,...

08/12/21
Charlotte Hargreaves

A victory but at what cost? The Duchess of Sussex v Associated Newspapers Ltd

Emma Yates, IP and Reputation Management litigator, takes a look at the Court of Appeal judgment handed down on Thursday and what will...

06/12/21
Nicola Gooch

"Every decision about care is also a decision about housing": What the Social Care White Paper means for Retirement Housing

Yesterday, the Government finally released the long awaited Social Care White Paper, under the snappy title "People at the Heart of Care:...

02/12/21
Joanne Moseley

The Omicron variant: employers questions answered

Since 4am this morning, new legal measures are in place to curb the spread of coronavirus now that a new variant has been identified...

30/11/21
Joanne Moseley

FAQ: Are teachers and support staff entitled to an extra bank holiday next year?

To celebrate the Queen's platinum jubilee, the UK government has announced an additional bank holiday in 2022.  The May bank holiday...

30/11/21
Jane Anderson

Fixed recoverable costs extension

The government has released its response to the Ministry of Justice consultation on extending Fixed Recoverable Costs (“FRC”) in civil...

29/11/21
Elizabeth Thomson

Government measures are a long way off from solving the cladding crisis

Jeremy Raj, head of residential property at Irwin Mitchell, considers the Chancellor’s announcement that the government will provide £5bn...

29/11/21
Nicola Gooch

Square pegs and round holes: Why is the planning system such a problem for retirement housing?

On Wednesday, I attended the LDE Care Homes and Retirement Living Conference in London*.  One of the more common themes that kept...

26/11/21