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Changes to the immigration rules
14 May 2014Recent changes to the immigration rules announced by the government took effect on 6 April 2014. …
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Poorly drafted non-compete restriction upheld by the High Court
14 May 2014Post-termination restrictions (also known as restrictive covenants) are a useful tool for many employers who wish to protect their business against former employees who leave their employment and move on to a competing business.…
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What part of the employer’s conduct led to an employee’s constructive dismissal?
14 May 2014A dismissal occurs not only when the employer takes steps to terminate an employee’s employment but also in circumstances when the employer has acted so unreasonably (in breach of the contract of employment) that an employee has no choice but to resign.…
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No specific performance of the War Horse musicians’ contracts
14 May 2014The National Theatre has hit the headlines recently when a group of musicians brought legal proceedings to stop their contracts from being terminated. But what was it all about? …
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Keeping Children Safe in Education – new statutory guidance finally published
10 April 2014The DfE has finally published the ‘Keeping children safe in education’ statutory guidance. Michael Gove issued a statement on 3 April stating that the new guidance applies with immediate effect, replacing ‘Safeguarding children and safer recruitment in education (2006)’.…
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Spring 2014 Update for Schools
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Children and Families Act 2014 receives royal assent
10 April 2014The new Children and Families Act received royal assent on 14 March 2014. This introduces a new system to help children with special educational needs and disabilities and includes new family friendly measures.…
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SSP no longer reclaimable from the government
10 April 2014With effect from 6th April 2014, it is no longer possible for employers to reclaim statutory sick pay from the government.…
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Bribery Act – fee remissions
10 April 2014We note that the ISC has recently obtained a legal opinion from an education and employment barrister, Oliver Hyams, on the Bribery Act and certain types of fee remissions. The legal opinion provides comfort to Heads and schools that there is no risk of inadvertently infringing the Bribery Act in offering or accepting fee discounts. …
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Statutory payment rates from 6 April 2014
15 March 2014From 6 April 2014…
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