NEC4 – now published
Our ebriefing, dated 7 March and available here, gave an indication of the changes in the new forms. There is no need to move immediately to the NEC4, and the third-edition is […]
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Can individuals be liable for dismissal related damages in whistleblowing detriment claims? (1)
Under UK legislation, a worker has the right not to be subjected to detriment on the ground that they have made a protected disclosure. This protection applies not only to […]
Extending the Right to Buy: stretching charity law to its limits?
Whilst not all RPs are charitable, given the nature of the activities they undertake, alongside the significant tax advantages of charitable status, the majority are. This may be in the […]
The Blame Game
In brief, Mrs Jackson and her only child, Mrs Ilott, had been estranged since Mrs Ilott moved out of their home in 1978, aged 17. Mrs Jackson had raised Mrs […]
Key developments
The National Minimum Wage New national minimum wage (NMW) rates came into force on 1 October 2015: Standard adult rate – £6.70 Development rate – £5.30 Young workers rate – […]
Removing a mentally incapable trustee
All individuals are presumed to have the mental capacity to make their own decisions unless proved otherwise. An assessment of capacity is matter specific, with reference to the Mental Capacity […]
Top-up troubles – providing a genuine alternative where social care costs increase
The complaint The individual (Ms C) was placed in residential care before the Care Act 2014 came into force, and her relatives agreed to pay a £50 weekly top-up fee […]
The end of the Golden Era: The Regulation of Social Housing (Influence of Local Authorities) (England) Regulations 2017
These regulations are part of a suite of measures introduced over the last 12 months to reverse the Office of National Statistics’ decision to reclassify housing associations as ‘public non-financial […]
Food, glorious food: how to get more for the pound
I am looking forward to the next piece it runs on “Category management: a simple guide for our readers”. And so it was that the Department for Environment, Food and […]
Tackling Teckal decisively (1)
The ‘Teckal test’ was best summarised as a two part test: the ‘control test’: the parent must exercise over the subsidiary a control that is equivalent to the control it […]
Changes to the right to buy, the preserved right to buy and the right to acquire (England only)
Following the changes to the right to buy (and applicable to the preserved right to buy) on 21 July 2014), the following increase to the maximum discount has taken place: […]
Delivering the Standards – a collective staff effort
There is no doubt that the new Regulatory Framework places greater responsibility on boards, expecting them to think strategically and to scrutinise the RP’s performance, compliance with standards and adherence […]