Married at first sight – but what if it doesn’t last?
Family law
Insights
Channel 4 and E4 are currently screening the seventh season of Married at First Sight (MAFS), in which couples meet for the first time when walking down the aisle, their future having been determined by a group of relationship experts.
Written by
Rayner Grice
and
Chris Longbottom
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New Law: Parents to receive day one right to neonatal care leave and pay
Employment
Insights
On 6 April 2025 the Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Act 2023 (“the Act”) came into force, entitling eligible employees with babies who have received or are in receipt of neonatal care to additional time off.
Written by
Paula Squire
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Right to Work in the UK Checks – changes and further extension of COVID adjusted measures until 5 April 2022
Employment
Insights
The Home Office has granted a further extension to the adjusted procedure (in response to the Coronavirus pandemic) to complete Right to Work in the UK Checks.
Written by
Tim Copplestone
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Headway UK – the brain injury association, has issued a statement commenting on a call, by doctors and health experts, to ban full contact rugby in schools
Thinking about joining a company share scheme or offering one to your employees? Share schemes can be a great way to reward staff and build loyalty, but they also come with important tax and legal considerations.
Over recent years, it has become clear that the NHS is in crisis with over 350,000 people waiting over a year for treatment and with cancer waiting times for 2023 in England being the worst on record.
So you think you are paying the national minimum wage?
Employment
Insights
We know from the HMRC’s annual reporting that even the most well-known employers fail to pay some of their staff the National Minimum Wage. Could you unwittingly be one of them and how can you avoid a nasty surprise if HMRC comes knocking?
Written by
Sharon Latham
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