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How the government’s infrastructure levy rethink is set to affect applicants and authorities: Sara Hanrahan comments for Planning Resource
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21 July 2021The government has backpedalled on its proposal for a national flat-rate infrastructure levy. But its latest signals could herald the elimination of section 106 developer contributions and mandatory levies for all councils, say commentators.
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What the government’s vow that it no longer wants to ‘rip up’ the system tells us about the forthcoming planning bill: Sara Hanrahan comments for Planning Resource
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21 July 2021The government response to consultation feedback on the planning white paper has been pushed back from its original spring deadline to the autumn, while the housing secretary has promised that ensuing changes will be council-led. Commentators say that a significant government retreat is on the cards.
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Five policy and legislation changes to expect this summer: Sara Hanrahan comments for Planning Resource
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20 July 2021Changes to local plan-making and methods for making developers contribute to the infrastructure that supports their schemes are among the alterations promised for the next few months
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Can my business run a promotion celebrating the Olympics? Alex Kelham writes for The Times
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20 July 2021Many businesses will be buzzing with ideas of how to capitalise on the long-awaited Olympics this month. While you can certainly get into the spirit of it, there are strict rules in place to protect the Olympic and TeamGB brands.
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Protecting staff from social media abuse as important as protecting your brand: Hannah Price and James Storke comment for International Employment Lawyer
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16 July 2021On 11 July 2021, football fans across Europe came together to witness England take on Italy in the final of Euro 2020 at Wembley stadium. An engaging match swayed back and forth between the two sides before eventually going to penalties, where the Italians emerged victorious after three England players missed their spot kicks.
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BrewDog’s “toxic” culture claims a cautionary tale for multinational employers: Emma Richardson, Karen Baxter and Catherine Leung comment for International Employment Lawyer
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13 July 2021A “culture of fear” in which workers were bullied and “treated like objects” is how former BrewDog employees have described the management of the multinational brewery and pub chain in an open letter published on Twitter last week.
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Rise in whistleblower and health and safety claims predicted: Laura Farnsworth comments for International Employment Lawyer
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13 July 2021Employment claims linked to covid-19 whistleblowing and health and safety concerns are expected to feature heavily in the next round of UK employment tribunal statistics, while the latest official data from the government shows an unexpected increase in age discrimination disputes.
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Will working-from-anywhere models disrupt global mobility policies? Laura Farnsworth comments for International Employment Lawyer
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13 July 2021A PwC survey from June 2020 found that 27% of employers believed covid-19 would fundamentally impact workforce mobility policies.
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ASA cans BrewDog Instagram ad for hard seltzer health benefit claims: Geraint Lloyd-Taylor comments for The Drum
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07 July 2021An ad for beleaguered Scottish beermaker BrewDog has been banned by the Advertising Standards Association (ASA) for claiming the brewer‘s hard seltzer line was ‘healthy‘.
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England unlocked: employers need clarity before government lifts Covid restrictions. Lucy Lewis comments for International Employment Lawyer
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06 July 2021The UK government has announced the easing of lockdown restrictions in England from 19 July, controversially bringing an end to mandatory face masks, social distancing, and a requirement to work from home where possible.
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Catherine Hayes discusses the potential extension of mandatory paid breastfeeding breaks at work on Newstalk
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06 July 2021Catherine Hayes and Sharon Behan from La Leche League of Ireland joined Newstalk's The Hard Shoulder to discuss mandatory paid breastfeeding breaks at work.
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Inspired or infringing? The fine margins for marketers seeking to win big at the Olympics: Alex Kelham writes for SportBusiness
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05 July 2021Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. And you can say the same about ambush marketing. One person’s outrageous ambush is another’s genius marketing campaign.
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How to manage: Employers need to prepare for the introduction of statutory sick pay: Síobhra Rush writes for Business Post
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05 July 2021Whether they already provide paid sick leave or not, all employers should review their employment contracts, policies and procedures to ensure they comply with new law.
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How can I revert a contract to pre-Covid terms? Frances Simm writes for The Times
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02 July 2021Having tweaked our contracts with several customers to reflect lockdown restrictions, we now want to revert back to the terms we had. I assume there’s a catch?
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Comms firms are a sweet spot for private equity, but how do founders make it work? Karish Andrews and Sadiq Tajbhai write for PR Week
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01 July 2021Over recent years private equity investment in the marcomms sector has increased substantially, where it now rivals the global networks, consultancies and independents in the buyer league tables.
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The test for equal pay comparisons - going back to the source: Carolyn Soakell writes for PLC Magazine
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29 June 2021In what might be the last ruling of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) in a UK equal pay case, the ECJ has confirmed that female staff working in Tesco stores can rely directly on the EU “single source” test in order to compare themselves to men working in distribution centres (K and others v Tesco Stores Ltd C-624/19).
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Why the UK government had to allow HFSS online ads 'loophole': Brinsley Dresden writes for Mediatel News
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28 June 2021Boris Johnson's attempts to fight the invasion of foreign HFSS advertisers is less like Churchill and more like Canute, writes Brinsley Dresden.
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How the parliamentary report on planning changes is likely to affect government thinking: Sara Hanrahan comments for Planning Magazine
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22 June 2021Ministers will find it hard to dismiss a heavyweight select committee report on its proposed planning changes, say observers. Among the recommendations they think are most likely to influence government thinking are a reconsideration of the proposals for new zonal-style local plans and the abolition of section 106 agreements.
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Experts express concern over compulsory vaccines for care home workers: Lucy Lewis comments for People Management
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22 June 2021Employers in the sector could struggle to enforce a vaccine mandate, commentators say, and caution other organisations against following suit.
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What can we do about a court judgment that arrived while our office was closed? Mark Lim writes for The Times
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21 June 2021We have just opened the post after two months away from the office to find a court judgment against us. It was filed by a supplier who is claiming that we owe them money. What can we do?