To pay or not to pay? – More scrutiny over holiday pay
Background Over recent years, we have seen numerous, well-publicised decisions, around whether holiday pay should include additional elements of pay (such as overtime and commission) when that pay is for […]
Subletting, Fraud and “Parting with Possession”
The Fraud Act added section 15A into the Housing Act 1988, which states that if an assured tenant “sub-lets” or “parts with possession of the dwelling-house”, the “tenancy ceases to […]
New PAS 91 – at last!
You may have missed this, as we nearly did, but just before Christmas the British Standards Institution issued an updated version of PAS 91.
Environment Agency announce “risk-based regime” to the separate collection of recyclables
This is the first substantial guidance that has been produced in respect of this fundamental shift in how the United Kingdom is to process recyclables in accordance with EU Law […]
Members rights to information Q&A
All full members are members under Company Law. We have twelve branches. Each branch elects one of their members to be on the board of the national charity. One branch […]
Public sector exit payments cap of £95,000 may catch housing associations and others
Headline There is a cap of £95,000 covering contractual and voluntary exit payments (including pension strain costs other than on ill health retirement). This will cover all public sector bodies […]
World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims
The World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims is a day dedicated to remembering the millions of people killed and injured on the roads across the world. It also […]
What additional challenges do same-sex couples face when getting divorced?
In the context of society at large, the law continues to be a relatively conservative entity that is not always entirely at ease with the more recently recognised family set […]
Reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process
Background The Equality Act 2010 prohibits unlawful discrimination in the workplace including indirect discrimination and discrimination arising from disability. Indirect discrimination occurs when the employer has a provision, criterion or […]
Rents post 2020
As you will be aware, RPs are currently in the middle of a four-year regime of annual rent decreases through the Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016 (the “2016 Act”). […]
Company Secretary update – August 2014
This quarter the key highlights are: 1. The Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014 The Act came into force on 1 August, consolidating and generally updating industrial and provident society […]
Will the City Devolution Bill deliver Revolution, Convolution or Evolution?
But that is exactly where we are, with the Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, announcing the Government’s plan for a new City Devolution Bill in a speech delivered in […]