26 October 2021 Blog Increase in complaints about digital fundraising may result in changes to the Code of Fundraising Practice The Fundraising Regulator has confirmed that when it reviews the Code of Fundraising Practice in 2022 it will look at whether the standards for digital fundraising are sufficient or whether change is needed... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
26 October 2021 Blog Residential Property Developers Tax Update In previous blogs we have mentioned the proposed residential property developers tax. The Government has now issued draft legislation... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
26 October 2021 Blog Sustainable Sourcing for Retailers - An overview from BRC ‘Retailers can't work in isolation’. (Sue Fairley, New Look, Head of Sourcing, Sustainability & Quality) It is important for food producers throughout the supply chain to be aware of the key issues that retailers will wish to be implementing in relation to ensuring the BRC pledge for net zero by 2040... Share this article Bookmark this page 5 min read
22 October 2021 Blog Care home group fined for corporate manslaughter The news that a care home group (Aster Healthcare Ltd) has been convicted of corporate manslaughter and fined £1.04million will serve as a salutary reminder to care home providers... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
21 October 2021 Blog Updated operational support guidance on mandatory vaccinations in care homes The Department of Health and Social Care has this week (19 October 2021) updated its operational guidance on the vaccination of people working or deployed in care homes. It was first published on 4 August 2021... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
21 October 2021 Blog Court of Appeal confirms worker status for courier engaged via app The Court of Appeal has confirmed that a courier, who worked ad hoc shifts delivering parcels by moped, should have been classified as a worker... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
20 October 2021 Blog The Court of Protection, Jehovah’s Witnesses and advance decisions In a new decision, the Court of Protection has ruled invalid an advance decision made in 2001 by a Jehovah's Witness concerning the refusal of blood or blood products. This case will be of interest... Share this article Bookmark this page 4 min read
18 October 2021 Blog EAT gives first ruling on menopausal symptoms and disability Just a few days before World Menopause Day, the Employment Appeal Tribunal has given its first ever ruling on whether typical menopausal symptoms can amount to a disability... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
15 October 2021 Blog New guidance on vaccine exemption process The Department of Health and Social Care’s latest guidance sets out how care home staff working in a CQC registered care home can apply for official proof that, for medical reasons, they are unable to be vaccinated for Covid-19... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
12 October 2021 Blog Carbon zero: Procurement Policy Note 06/21 Last month (30 September 2021) saw the Government's Procurement Policy Note PPN 06/21 on taking account of carbon reduction plans in procurement come into force... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
12 October 2021 Blog Community care arrangements, deprivation of liberty and the Court of Protection We are often asked if community care arrangements amount to a deprivation of liberty and if so, whether an application to Court of Protection to authorise the arrangements is required... Share this article Bookmark this page 4 min read
30 September 2021 Blog EAT rules on justifying compulsory retirement for Oxford’s academic staff The Employment Appeal Tribunal has upheld two separate employment tribunal decisions about Oxford University’s compulsory retirement age for academic staff, even though they reached opposite conclusions on whether or not it was justified... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read