With freedom comes responsibility
The deregulatory package, which we understand is designed to encourage the ONS to reverse its decision of September 2015 to classify housing associations as public bodies, includes: Removing the constitutional consents […]
Not discriminatory to suspend salary sacrifice childcare vouchers during maternity leave, EAT rules
This ruling, in the case of Peninsula Business Services Ltd v Donaldson, may also have implications in relation to pension contributions made via salary sacrifice during maternity leave, but the […]
Working when asleep? – HMRC internal guidance from February 2016 said that would be “exceptional.”
An internal guidance note to their compliance staff published on 5 February 2016, which HMRC have now disclosed, was in use until 9 March 2016 and states the following: “It […]
Independent Review of the Mental Health Act 1983 (“the Act”)
In 2010, the NHS set the goal of “parity of esteem” between mental and physical health services. There has been little obvious progress towards this goal. In fact, in June […]
The Employment Tribunal Fees Refund Scheme
Anyone who paid a fee can apply for a refund online, or use one of the following forms to apply by post or email: form 1-C if you paid the […]
Change in the amount of home loss payments
Under the Home Loss Payments (Prescribed Amounts) (England) Regulations 2014, where something meets the qualifying conditions for a home loss payment, the new amounts will be: For those who are […]
Company Secretary Update (2)
This quarter the key highlights are: 1. HCA outcome of consultation on new Regulatory Framework Just as we were all breaking our new year’s resolutions the HCA delivered on theirs! […]
Ilott v Mitson – What does it mean for Charity legatees?
Covered initially in our article of 29 July. [media id=540] In the case at hand, Mrs Jackson had chosen to leave her estate between a number of charities, including the […]
Building an economy for people, not profit – Social Business
Fundamentally, it’s an economy operating for the common good, rather than for private benefit. People might previously have thought that that’s what we already had, though recent events have made […]
How far do you need to go to protect employees against every-day hazards or risks?
She claimed for damages against her employer citing a breach of the employer’s statutory duty (with reference to the Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992 and the Management of […]
Joint employment relationships and VAT
Under the terms of a service level agreement (SLA) Agilisys Contact Services Limited (“Agilisys”) recharged InHealth (London) Limited (“In-Health”) remuneration it paid to individuals jointly employed. Agilisys and InHealth treated […]
Probate court fee increase
These increases, which would have come into effect sometime in May, would see the fees increase to the following: The Ministry of Justice has said that there is not enough time […]