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Spring budget 2024: key takeaways on pensions
06/03/24
High level summary on pensions from Spring Budget 2024 announcement.
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Updated right to work check guidance – what employers need to know
26/02/24
On 8 February 2024 the Home Office updated its Employer's guide to right to work checks. The guidance sets out the steps that employers should take to satisfy themselves that those they employ have a right to work.
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Spotlight on - Apprenticeships in the NHS
15/02/24
Following National Apprenticeship week this year, we look below at the law and rules that apply to the NHS apprenticeship schemes, the common issues that arise and set out practical tips for success.
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Flexible working – changes in effect on 6 April 2024
19/12/23
The Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Act 2023 does not introduce a "day one" right to request flexible working. However, this change is now provided for in the Flexible Working (Amendment) Regulations 2023.
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New statutory holiday pay rules – what employers need to know
14/12/23
The Employment Rights (Amendment, Revocation and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2023 come into force on 1 January 2024. This insight summarises the impact of the new regulations and what this means for employers and their workers.
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What will government’s proposed five point plan to reduce immigration mean for employers?
06/12/23
The Home Secretary has announced a five point plan with the aim of reducing net immigration. In this insight we outline the proposed plan and what it will mean to employers.
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Autumn Statement: key takeaways on pensions
22/11/23
Our experts summarise the main takeaways from Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn 2023 Statement today.
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NHS Pension Scheme: Consultation and proposed changes from April 2024
09/11/23
The government has recently launched a consultation on various proposals including amendment to the employer and employee member contributions to the NHS Pension Scheme.
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The conflict between trans rig​hts and religion or belief
09/10/23
With higher proportions of those under the age of 35 self-reporting as trans, it is vital to ensure that local government organisations, as both employers and as service providers, take account of trans rights as well as competing gender critical views.
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Public service pension scheme reform
09/10/23
The government is now introducing regulations implementing the McCloud remedy to remove the age discrimination.
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Industrial action
09/10/23
Most local government industrial action has now ended following the reaching of a pay deal with teachers, however, not without a significant impact on education providers over the course of the last few months.
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Holiday pay and unlawful deductions
06/10/23
Our experts outline the impact that the Supreme Court judgment on the case of Chief Constable of Police Service of Northern Ireland v Agnew will have on employers across the UK.