Publications

The Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (“the Act”) is set to come into force on 15 July 2022. For all new occupation contracts issued after the Act comes into force, landlords can use template model written contracts issued by the Welsh Government. Default terms included within those model contracts are those set out within the Act and any accompanying regulations.

In the recent case of Fentem v Outform EMEA Ltd, the EAT has confirmed that where an employee has resigned on notice, the bringing forward of their termination date and paying in lieu of notice, does not amount to a dismissal.

The Charities Act 2022 became law at the end of February 2022. It seeks to implement most of the recommendations made by the Law Commission in its 2017 report “Technical Issues in Charity Law”. Implementation of the Act should save charities not only time but also expense.

The employment tribunal has ordered an employer to pay a former Jewish employee £26,500 in damages after it fired him when he did not come to work on Passover.

This question was already gaining momentum amidst the scandal over fraudulent CBILs claims and write-offs when the Ukraine crisis and Russian sanctions forced questions about questionable UK companies back to the headlines.

On 15 March 2022 new regulations will come into force that will revoke the legal requirement for workers to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 (unless exempt) to work in a CQC regulated care home.

Every tax year there is an increase to the core compensation limits for certain employment rights. Our blog this week provides the increases that will apply from April 2022.

In our new article, Hetal Ruparelia takes a look at the 7 key takeaways Care Providers should be aware of in order to ensure their compliance with UK GDPR regulations and the Data Protection Act 2018 and minimise risk. 

Further amendments have now been proposed by the Government to the Building Safety Bill.

The Court of Appeal has held in the case of Kocur v Angard Staffing Solutions Limited and others that regulation 13(1) of the Agency Workers Regulations (the Regulations) goes no further than conferring a right on an agency worker to be notified of relevant vacant posts.

The High Court held in Nissan v Passi that a whistleblower is not entitled to remove confidential legal documents from their employer for the purpose of taking legal advice.

On 2 February 2022 the Government published its long anticipated Levelling Up White Paper which sets out the Government’s ambition to transform towns and cities across the country.