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Employment Law Newsletter – Spring 2023
It's been another busy few months and we have some great team news too. Last week's headlines were dominated by the announcement that the sunset clause will be removed from...
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Improving the employment prospects of autistic people
The Government recently launched a review designed to increase the employment prospects of autistic people. Currently, only 29% of autistic people are in employment, as found by the Office for...
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Government’s Ethnicity pay gap reporting guidance published
The Government has published its long-awaited guidance for employers on how to measure, report and address any ethnicity pay difference within the workforce. The Government has decided against introducing mandatory...
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Expert evidence in inquiries
In this next article in our series focusing on public inquiries, we look at the use of expert evidence in public inquiries. There are two types of expert evidence to...
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Sunset clause removed from the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill
The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill has been dominating the headlines ever since was published in September 2022. This week's Government announcement that the sunset clause in the...
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National Security and Investment Act 2021: Implications for insolvency practitioners and restructuring transactions
The National Security and Investment Act 2021 (the NSIA) is a landmark piece of legislation which was introduced in January 2022 to create a statutory framework to enable the UK...
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Views sought on PSA Standard on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
The Professional Standards Authority (PSA) recently undertook to seek views on the introduction of a new Standard on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) to the current Standards for Accredited Registers...
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Know your duty? Duty of Candour requirements & the NHS in Wales
Building on Putting Things Right, in April 2023 the statutory duty of candour came into force in Wales requiring all NHS bodies to be open and honest with service users...
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SRA update health and wellbeing in the workplace guidance
Following approval from the Legal Services Board on 19 April 2023, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has issued updated guidance, "to help law firms and those who work for them...
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End of life planning: Dying Matters Awareness Week 2023
End of life planning is important, and now is a great time to look into it in more detail. Every year, Dying Matters host an Awareness Week in an attempt...
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Strike out of Employment Tribunal claims: useful guidance from the EAT
Generally, an Employment Tribunal will be reluctant to strike out a tribunal claim, particularly if the claimant is unrepresented and there are allegations of discrimination. Having said this, two recent...
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Four new Partners at Blake Morgan this spring
Leading law firm Blake Morgan has announced the promotions of four of its lawyers to Partner. Conor Daly, James Danks, Delme Griffiths, and Angela Mildenhall will take up their new...
