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8th February 2024Will 2024 see the reintroduction of Employment Tribunal and Employment Appeal Tribunal fees?
The Ministry of Justice (“MoJ”) has launched an open consultation to discuss the possible reintroduction of Employment Tribunal fees. It is proposed that claimants should pay a £55 fee to issue proceedings in either the Employment Tribunal (“ET”) or Employment Appeal Tribunal (“EAT”) in each jurisdiction.
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7th February 2024What would a British citizen’s army mean for employers?
As reported by the BBC, General Sir Patrick Sanders' insinuation that modern society is moving from a post-war to pre-war state has rumbled the newsfeeds planting one question in everyone’s mind: might the British public be called upon to fight?
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7th February 2024Sustainability and Values drive success of retail brand
An interesting article on how Freshly Cosmetics has made its values and sustainability, a pillar of its business strategy, alongside its on-line sales.
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6th February 2024The Online Safety Act 2023 – Seven Practical Steps
After a long period of waiting, debating and re-drafting, the Online Safety Act 2023 has finally made its way into UK law. For those businesses caught by its scope, it’s a big set of responsibilities and changes. Raoul Lumb and Claire Hindle share 7 practical steps to ensure you stay up to date.
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1st February 2024The Post Office scandal – what next?
It’s often said that variety is the spice of life, so I’m completely changing tack here to try and focus on solutions. In other words, if I had the legal, corporate, and constitutional authority to mandate a solution (chance would be a fine thing),what would I do, and what would that look like?
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30th January 2024Mediation Matters – A podcast on family mediation
Jane McDonagh, Head of the Family department at Simons Muirhead Burton, and Partner Lara Wulwik discuss all things mediation, what to expect, how best to prepare and why it’s worth doing.
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30th January 2024Like pulling teeth: Challenging Computer-Generated Evidence after the Horizon scandal
While most people seem willing to concede that physical machines might sometimes spew out a defective product, many seem totally unwilling to contemplate the idea that intangible software ‘machines’ might sometimes do the same thing, which is all the more remarkable given how often we watch computers crash, or experience similar glitches, right in front of our eyes.
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25th January 2024Focus and Limit your ESG Objectives
While aligning the goals for an organisation, its people and its values around corporate social responsibility are important, it is also essential to keep focussed and not take on too much.
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25th January 2024Thoughts on Post Office Scandal – Part 1
Over and over again, these past few weeks, I’ve heard the following two questions: (1) what caused the Post Office scandal, and (2) why did it take a tv series for it to become so widely and publicly known?
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