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This week alone we have read in the news that Next and Ocado are joining a growing list of employers who have decided not to pay sick pay to the great unwashed aka unvaccinated members of staff. (BBC News, Guardian). The Guardian reports: Next has become one of the...
The world of Public Procurement can be a tricky one. Procurement is a means by which a public body (say the NHS or a council) tender for certain works to be carried out. Private companies submit a tender bid, and the public body considers it and makes a decision on...
The IP Enterprise Court has granted Nintendo Co Limited an injunction ordering six internet service providers (ISPs) to block access to two websites (the websites) which permitted access (via links) to third party websites from which pirate Nintendo Switch video games...
A question we're seeing a lot recently is along the lines: Is it legal for us to make it mandatory for all employees to take a lateral flow test twice a week and send the results to their line manager? The short answer is yes, in my view an employer can make covid...
The Department for Health social care announced on the 9th November 2021 that they would be introducing so called mandatory vaccines for all front line NHS workers. The Government release made the main news headlines eg BBC, Sky as well as of course from Steven on our...
Two new reports show that many employers continue to struggle to recruit and retain Black employees. Thatâs the headline. What it should probably read is: Racist employers are not doing enough to recruit and not be racist to black employees. Because letâs face it...
Burying a £225 cancellation charge in the small print of a contract was not effectiveâĤ hereâs why and what you should do with your T&Cs and contracts.
New laws come into effect in October 202180% of businesses say they are under prepared for the changes (Link)Follows from the death of Natasha Ednan-Laporouse who died after eating in Pret This blog post has been written and prepared by an anonymous Food Inspector....
A few months ago, I wrote a piece about whether weâd be looking at more permanent working from home situations. At the time, I refer to the Governmentâs intention to consult on the area. The government has now published a consultation document, Making flexible working...
Giving shares to employees has long been a recognised way of incentivising key workers, particularly management and c-suite employees, and there are a number of options available to a company. It is, however, fraught with issues. Gifting shares to employees gives rise...
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