If you are thinking of collaborating by sharing employees with another organisation you need to understand the two options – secondments and joint employment contracts.
Here we look at the differences between them.
Purpose & Impact: your roundup | July
Welcome to your roundup – a monthly selection of news hand-picked to keep you up to date with what’s going on for businesses and investors working to create positive impact. In this roundup you can find out what’s new in the B Corp, social enterprise, and impact investing spaces, amongst others, collated under helpful headings. …
Publishing and AI – recent developments
Richard Marke, head of Bates Wells’ Corporate and Commercial team, recently spoke at the International Federation of Computer Law Associations (IFCLA) conference in Madrid on the topic of the ongoing battle between artificial intelligence (AI) companies and the publishing industry. Here we summarise the key developments he highlighted. It is generally acknowledged that AI developers …
Webinar | Planning and navigating collective redundancies: A practical guide | 10 July 2025
Collective redundancy processes remain one of the most legally sensitive and operationally complex challenges for employers. In this one-hour webinar, we’ll combine legal insights with practical tools, helping you to manage collective redundancy exercises with clarity and confidence, as well as ensuring compliance, reducing risk, and maintaining best practice throughout. Topics we’ll cover include: Who …
Briefing for Charities & Social Enterprises | 2 July
Our weekly round up of news and updates from across the sector. To help you navigate this week’s content, the links below will take you straight to content by topic. Charity Commission Risk management guidance Civil Society has reported that the Charity Commission is planning to update its guidance on charities and risk management (CC26). …
Redundancy consultation processes: Is it ok to score first and consult later?
It is a well-known tenet of Employment Law, that having a genuine and meaningful consultation with affected staff, at a formative stage and prior to any dismissals taking effect, is a cornerstone of a fair redundancy process. In the case of ADP RPO UK Ltd v De Bank Haycocks, the Court of Appeal found that, …
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