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Danielle Parsons
Why is 'loud quitting' a risky strategy?
So-called ‘loud quitting’ is a very risky strategy for many reasons. Firstly, by telling your employer that you are looking elsewhere is...
18/01/23
Joanne Moseley
New proposals will give casual workers the right to ask for a predictable work contract
At the beginning of the year, I speculated that the long-promised right for insecure workers to ask to change their contract to reflect...
15/02/23
Tracy Lovejoy
Planning changes and the problem of slow build-outs
Among the many changes proposed to the planning system are changes to the National Planning Policy Framework (the ‘NPPF’). The changes...
14/02/23
Nicola Gooch
Water Woes: What role can the planning system play in holding water companies to account?
I have spent an awful lot of time over the last few months thinking about water. Between nutrient and water neutrality issues, hosepipe...
23/08/22
Claire Petricca-Riding
Is this the 'green print' for recovery?
Fresh on the heels of Boris Johnson's speech last week, we had a summer statement from the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak today. Last week's...
08/07/20
Nicola Gooch
In the Bleak Midwinter... Cold winds stall local plan progress, LURB heads to the Lords, the Supreme Court rules on DB Symmetry & other news
It has been yet another busy old week in the wonderful world of planning. So in between dodging snowballs, ice-skating along the...
16/12/22
Irwin Mitchell
s.106 & CIL - an updated Q&A in response to Viability.
It's now almost six weeks since Nicola put her thoughts on what was likely to happen with s.106 & CIL in light of the lockdown together;...
11/05/20
Nicola Gooch
Best Laid Plans: Local Plans, LURB & Litter... nothing is quite working out as intended
Like many things in the last few weeks, this post has not gone to plan. I had intended to write it before the weekend, but both of my...
09/08/22
Joanne Moseley
Managing shift workers: how to avoid legal pitfalls
Many sectors of the UK economy rely heavily on shift working and in the UK, around four million people (14% of the total workforce) work...
05/07/22
Joanne Moseley
Computer says no: unpicking the employment risks of AI
Last week several newspapers ran a story about three make-up artists who had been 'dismissed by algorithm' during a redundancy exercise....
30/03/22
Elizabeth Thomson
Tips and traps for site visits
Paul Henson is a Partner and Louise Ash a Trainee Solicitor in the Real Estate Disputes Department at Irwin Mitchell The Court of Appeal...
09/03/22
Claire Petricca-Riding
No more Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions in environmental impact assessments?
By Stefano D’Ambrosio from Irwin Mitchell's Planning and Environment team In R (on the application of Sarah Finch on behalf of the Weald...
08/03/22
Liam Salt
Who has the burden of proof?
By Edward Judge - Partner, Restructuring & Insolvency In a situation where one creditor's proof of debt is questioned by a separate,...
18/01/22
Nicola Gooch
Fail to Plan: Why are Local Plans so difficult to adopt?
Pessimism does not come naturally to me, but even I would have to admit that the last few months have not been... great... for strategic...
17/02/22
Joanne Moseley
End of COVID-19 rules: what employers need to know
On Monday 21 February, the government announced that most of remaining legal rules in place to the protect the public against COVID-19...
23/02/22
Joanne Moseley
End of COVID-19 rules: implications for schools and colleges
On Monday 21 February, the government announced that most of remaining legal rules in place to the protect the public against COVID-19...
23/02/22
Joanne Moseley
Can you reduce contractual sick pay for unvaccinated members of staff?
Last week, IKEA announced that it had changed its sick pay scheme to deal with COVID-19 related absences. Staff who are unvaccinated will...
19/01/22
Nicola Gooch
Politicians in Revolt: Planning Reforms come under fire in a dramatic day in Westminster
Yesterday was a big day for the Government's Planning Reforms,* not only did back bench MPs pass a motion calling for a delay in the...
09/10/20
Nicola Gooch
The First Month of Gove: What have the last four weeks revealed about our new Secretary of State?
Remember, remember the first weeks of November, DLUHC sure did a lot, The Secretary of State to Street Votes did take, But to the Marina...
16/11/21
Joanne Moseley
Employment contract wording error about PHI benefits costs employer over £29,000
In Amdocs v Langton, the EAT had to decide if an employee was contractually entitled to annual increases in the income protection...
05/11/21
Danielle Parsons
Paycuts: Counting the cost of WFH
If you're currently working from home, it’s likely this is with the agreement of your employer. It is also likely to be because of the...
12/08/21
Elizabeth Thomson
What you need to know about the National Disability Strategy
The government has set out its strategy to transform the lives of people with disabilities, but will anything change? Joanne Moseley and...
11/10/21
Joanne Moseley
Significant increase in the number of women bringing claims linked to the menopause
According to research reviewed by the Guardian newspaper there's been a significant increase in the numbers of women bringing employment...
08/09/21
Joanne Moseley
Self-isolation, COVID-19 vaccinations and GDPR: employers' questions answered
From Monday 16 August, employees who have been double vaccinated (or are aged 18 and under) will be able to continue to go into their...
11/08/21
Irwin Mitchell
Skill shortages and house building - bad combination
As ever, gaining a skill will give you a much better chance of getting a job that pays well. If you are not 'academic' train as a...
14/01/16
Irwin Mitchell
Pensions, Pooling and Infrastructure
Investment and Pensions in Europe has an interesting article in their November issue on the pressures on UK Local Government Pension...
06/11/15
Joanne Moseley
Holidays abroad - employers' questions answered
Earlier this month, the transport secretary, Grant Shapps, said that people can 'start to think about foreign travel' again. He didn't...
22/04/21
Joanne Moseley
Three reasons why you need a strategy to protect your staff against verbal abuse by customers
Earlier this week, USDAW (the union of shop, distributive and allied workers) published its annual survey as part of its campaign to end...
12/03/21
Irwin Mitchell
Can Prefab homes solve the UK's housing crisis
We want to share banking and development specialist Laura Mitchell's article for the Manchester Property Group on how modular and offsite...
21/09/17
David Shirt
ESG & Real Estate - now firmly on the agenda
By Paul Henson is a Partner and Head of the London Real Estate Disputes Team at Irwin Mitchell. Environmental, Social and Governance...
26/02/21