The Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill (LURB), published on 11 May 2022, contains a number of interesting proposals for the development industry and some potentially significant changes to the planning system.
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The menopause at work – why should it matter to employers?
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Employment
While the Government is not currently planning to introduce menopause as a protected characteristic under the Equality Act 2010, employers should still consider the implications of menopause.
Written by
Paula Squire
and
Kathryn Walters
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Is it precious or perverse that the government passed legislation on bereavement damages; the compensation paid to certain groups when a loved one dies, on valentine’s eve?
The UK officially left the EU on 31 December 2020. Since then there has been a lot of speculation with employers as to what types of right to work checks they need to carry out with EU nationals and how EU nationals are able to work in the UK after Brexit.
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Given the far-reaching scope and the sophistication of the fraud that is alleged in relation to the affairs of Arena TV it seems that others, beyond that of Arena’s two directors, may have been involved in the reported scam.
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Time for government to look again at cohabitation rules, says Clarke Willmott
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Family law
Expert family lawyer, Hannah Livesey, has called on the Labour government to honour its commitment to reform protections for cohabiting couples who split up.
Written by
Hannah Livesey
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Year on year the scope of the Equality Act 2010 appears to widen as employees and the Tribunals begin to recognise more circumstances which fall under the ‘protected characteristic’ headings.
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