Dementia Action Week
Dementia currently affects 1 in 14 people in the UK. Many people will either know someone with dementia, have had to support and care for someone with dementia or have been diagnosed themselves. The thought of discussing dementia can, for obvious reasons, fill people with worry and anxiety. However, it is important to combat the stigma of dementia, which prevents people being diagnosed and receiving the help they need.
NHF releases new code of conduct
The 2022 Code replaces the NHF Code of Conduct 2012 (the 2012 Code) and sets out the baseline standards that the NHF expects of its member registered providers (RPs).
A challenge to the closure of legacy public sector pension schemes dismissed
The High Court has dismissed a challenge by the Police Superintendents’ Association to the closure of legacy public sector pension schemes.
Procurement Bill – Uncertainty on even the first page
In my recent blog, I said that we would be issuing a series of ebriefings and blogs highlighting issues with the Procurement Bill. This is the first of these.
Is your contractor or delivery partner performing?
Contractors and delivery partners are facing a ‘perfect storm’ in many cases with a number of factors directly impacting upon the profitability of their work.
Status still matters
Worker status, like Piers Morgan, is one of those things that we think has gone away and then it pops up again!
Flexible working – Making non-discriminatory decisions
We are seeing a steady trickle of decisions focused around the issue of flexible working requests or employer requirements for changes to working patterns (both pre and post the pandemic).
Four day week – is it for you?
Successive generations have witnessed seismic shifts in the workplace; post-war it was the return of the soldiers and the impact on working women who had to work in their place.
Local government pension scheme and academies: You shall not pass!
A pass-through agreement is and common way for academies to share the risks of participation in the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) when outsourcing services.
Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Act 2022 – What does it all mean for you? (landlords)
On 24 March 2022, the Bill was passed and has now become law. We look in further detail at what the Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Act 2022 could mean for landlords.
Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Act 2022 – What does it all mean for you? (tenants)
On 24 March 2022, the Bill was passed and has now become law. We look in further detail at what the Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Act 2022 could mean for tenants.
Charities monthly round-up April 2022
This month we discuss the Charity Commission’s latest news bulletin, details required by Companies House, prize and sales limits for society lotteries and the public benefit requirement for charities.