Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: how it works
On 20 March 2020, the government announced that it would be implementing the “Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme” to help employers …
Natasha Etcell
Coronavirus and the UK immigration system: what we know so far
The UK and many other parts of the world are entering a very difficult period due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) …
Transgender inclusion
Charities are looking to the law for clarity on how to be inclusive and respectful of all their beneficiaries. Single …
Charity Trustee Meetings – A Coronavirus Guide
Offices are closed, we are not meeting face to face, but we still need to take decisions. There will be …
Protecting children’s data
Navigating the rules around protecting children’s data is not an easy task as the law struggles to keep pace with …
IR35 – postponed to April 2021
The government has announced that the roll-out of IR35 to medium and large private-sector companies has been postponed by a year. …
Coronavirus and the impact on court/tribunal hearings
With the recent protective measures introduced by the UK government, there is considerable uncertainty as to how the administration of …
The ICO and GDPR enforcement: Victoria Hordern writes for Privacy Laws & Business UK
In the latest edition of Privacy Laws & Business UK, Victoria provides her views on how the ICO has sought …
Updating your template contracts in light of upcoming changes
As readers will be aware, under Section 1 of the Employment Rights Act 1996 organisations are required to provide employees …
Suspension: a bridge too far?
We are often asked to advise charities and social enterprises about whether they can or should suspend employees where there …
ICO warns schools about use of children’s images
What are the rules around using photographs of children? Do we need to get parental/ PR* holder consent for every …
The Government’s quick solution to cutting migration – make it unaffordable
Hidden away in last week’s budget news was confirmation that the Immigration Health Surcharge will be increasing from October 2020. …