TUPE – All Change?
The Government is consulting on its proposals and the deadline for a response is 11 April 2013. We will be preparing a response to the consultation and would welcome your […]
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TUPE – All Change?
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Overtime and holiday pay
In Neal v Freightliner Ltd the terms and conditions of a freight worker stated that he was expected to work a basic 35 hours per week made up of seven-hour […]
No right for employers to refuse employee’s choice of colleague or trade union representative
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Discretionary Trusts and Inheritance Tax – what your clients need to know
The most contentious proposal is that the settlor’s nil-rate band should be split by the number of relevant property settlements the settlor has made. This will “alleviate the risk” (according […]
Will TUPE get any easier?
We think that some of the proposed changes are positive but careful attention will need to be paid to the detail of the wording as the current proposals seem to […]
Government guarantee could reduce Academies’ employer contributions under the LGPS
This should mean that academies are seen as lower risk by LGPS administering authorities and that employer pension contributions into the LGPS for academies should not be significantly different to […]
Show me the money
Final proposals are to be published by October, with April 2015 as the earliest date for the introduction of fees. Summary of proposals The discussion paper’s key points are: The […]
New social value laws: how commissioners can turn collaborators
While doing more for less is the government’s mantra, the concept of social value has grown in importance and culminated last month in the passing of the Public Services (Social […]
How to deal with misconduct in co-operative board members
Take Mr M, for example – Mr M was a tenant board member of his local housing association. Mr M, being a community-minded man, got involved in supporting the vulnerable […]
Reasons required if ill-health early retirement pension refused
Although the decision relates to an application under the NHS Pension Scheme, it has wider implications for decision makers making similar decisions under other schemes, including the Local Government Pension […]
2014 – a big year for industrial and provident societies
But panic not – what this actually means is that, from that date IPSs will be known as either “community benefit societies” or “co-operative societies”, depending on how they designated […]
New Regulations bring in tougher controls on bailiffs when seizing goods
The new Regulations implements recommendations following a Government consultation on bailiffs, conducted in 2012. They are part of a wider package of reforms, contained within the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement […]