With the return to homeworking, employers are increasingly considering the risk to the mental health and wellbeing of staff. We look at risk assessments and employer’s statutory and common law duty of care in respect the mental health and safety of staff.

In a recent decision where Capsticks acted on behalf of the landlord, the Court of Appeal resolved the thorny issue concerning service of a copy of the Notice to Quit on the public trustee as well as the personal representatives.

The Government’s announcement that as COVID-19 infection rates rise, workers who can work from home should do so, will cause many employers to reassess their staffing requirements and refresh their efforts in respect of wellbeing.

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has published its monetary penalty notice against British Airways (BA), in a sum of £20 million. We summarise the incident, the key points of the notice and what to take away.

The ICO has recently published in 'beta' its proposed data protection accountability framework, which reflects obligations on Data Controllers under Article 5(2) and 24 GDPR to be able to demonstrate compliance with data protection legislation.

Read our monthly housing case law update, which includes recent cases from courts in England and Wales that are relevant to the #ukhousing sector.

The draft Restriction of Public Sector Exit Payments Regulations 2020 (“the Regulations”), capping public sector exit payments at £95,000, have now been approved by Parliament, and will come into force on 4 November.

[Updated article] There are a growing number of claims for psychiatric injury from employees who feel overworked and under supported (as well as being bullied or harassed) in the workplace.

In Ibrahim v Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust, an Employment Tribunal has held that a bank worker was entitled to receive full pay whilst suspended.

The Court of Appeal has now handed down the ruling in Swift v Carpenter and set out a new way of assessing the value of claims for accommodation. It has departed from the established methodology previously laid down in the case of Roberts v Johnstone.

With large numbers of homes expected to change hands over the coming 12–18 months, we consider what housing providers need to do to factor the current COVID-19 pandemic into their planning process.

We share our experience on managing a successful stock rationalisation project (including consultation) and draw on our extensive experience in the sector in this Q&A video.