7/2/2026 8:36:52 AM Consultation opens on holiday pay compliance and enforcement By Amy Berry The Government has launched a new consultation on holiday pay compliance and enforcement as part of its wider Make Work Pay agenda. The...
6/23/2026 9:17:42 AM Ban on upwards-only rent reviews: the lease might not be the full truth! By Chris Sharpe For many years, leases have commonly included an upwards-only rent review which means that when the rent is reviewed, typically every...
5/26/2026 10:37:29 AM Love is not enough: cathedrals, cash, and candour By Frances Godden Cathedral Deans will meet MPs next month to discuss financial sustainability, an initiative announced at the Association of English...
5/22/2026 2:28:05 PM Keeping up to date with the Sponsor Guidance By Emily Heinrich When applying for a sponsor licence, prospective applicants are advised that being a sponsor comes with a set of compliance duties. These...
5/22/2026 11:12:45 AM "Replacing lower- value human capital" By Surinder Dhillon Standard Chartered boss Bill Winters apologises for saying AI would eliminate ‘lower-value human capital’ after his comments drew...
3/27/2026 10:26:23 AM Home Office fees set to increase on 8 April 2026 By Emily Ball The Government has announced an increase to a number of immigration and nationality fees. Some of the headline changes include: Sponsor...
3/26/2026 3:21:04 PM UK visa brake changes come into effect today, 26 March 2026 By Emily Ball Student visa applications submitted from today by nationals of Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar, and Sudan will be refused (as will Skilled...
3/17/2026 12:57:34 PM Government launches gender pay gap and menopause action plans By Amy Berry From April 2026, employers with 250 or more employees will have the option to produce and publish a voluntary action plan alongside their...
3/11/2026 9:27:12 AM It's starting to feel like spring By Ciara Campfield For the first time in a long while, it feels as though education, social care, community economics, and national resilience policy are...
3/4/2026 9:51:53 AM Employment Rights Act 2025: consultation launched on threshold for triggering collective redundancy obligations By Amy Berry The Government has launched a consultation to determine the new organisation-wide thresholds that will trigger collective redundancy. The...
2/24/2026 12:35:14 PM Some musing for diocesan boards of education on 'Every Child Achieving and Thriving' By Lee Coley Quite rightly much of the focus on ‘Every child achieving and thriving’ has been on its proposed reforms of the SEND system and the...
2/13/2026 9:58:31 AM Why a new care covenant must put faith communities at its heart By Lee Coley In 2023, the Archbishops of Canterbury and York issued a report called Care and Support Reimagined: a National Care Covenant for England...