The Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Balloting for Statutory Trade Union Ballots came into force on 25 August 2026. The Code...

Our colleagues across the firm regularly support clients with the arrangements for changing address. This could be related to two...

The issue of how to handle AI generated claims and responses is hugely topical in both HR and claims management generally. Readers may...

The transport sector has relied on flexible labour for decades. The Government’s latest consultation on zero-hours and similar contracts...

The High Court has recently reviewed the decision-making of a governing body when considering the reinstatement of a pupil who has been...

Last week, for the first time in 75 years, Belfast got its turn to host the Fleadh (Irelands festival of music.) In a place that has...

A recent Employment Tribunal remedy (i.e. compensation) hearing has served a stark reminder of the risks associated with ordinary unfair...

Of course, everyone agrees on the importance of lifelong learning. Politicians agree, employers agree, universities agree, think tanks...

This week, the EAT dismissed an appeal by the University of Bristol against a finding made by an Employment Tribunal in 2024 that former...

Andy Burnham has long argued that public spending should deliver more than a contracted service. It should create social value,...

Given the recent focus on cyber incidents affecting the charity and education sectors, Beacon's notification of a potential large-scale...

The Department for Education launched a wide ranging consultation on 10 July 2026 providing its initial proposals on how “Education...

A welcome result of the German-British friendship treaty, which was signed on 17 July 2025, will benefit schools trips between the UK and...

The Government has launched a consultation on major reforms to the UK's equal pay and pay discrimination framework, with the aim of...

When I first read the Government's Rewiring the State announcement, I wasn't thinking about mayors, governance structures or...

Yesterday (28 July 2026) the Government confirmed the colleges in non-devolved areas who will receive funding as part of the Post-16 and...