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Michael Gove announced on 26 February 2023 that social housing managers must gain professional qualifications.

Partner Katie Maguire comments that thousands more UK workers could face pay cuts because the Furlough Scheme has made it more ‘socially acceptable’ for employers to ask staff to take a permanent salary reduction.

Rishi Sunak, the Chancellor of the Exchequer has announced his 3 point plan to get millions of people back to work: 1) to support people to find jobs, 2) to create jobs, and 3) to protect jobs. In this article, we focus on the employment programmes that were announced.

From 29 April 2020, the eligibility criteria for who can be tested for COVID-19 have been expanded.

Employers must appoint the right investigating officer, approach suspension with caution and gather as much evidence as possible, advises Jane Bowen

In this article, we identify the five important developments of 2020 HR and Employment law, and how these are likely to affect both workers and employers rights.

In this article, Katie Maguire considers how this ruling could lead to similar cases, and the other "philosophical" beliefs that could follow

It may form the last page of the publication, but pensions once again features in the Sector Risk Profile released by the Regulator of Social Housing late last year.

Last week saw the publication of the Social Housing Pension Scheme (SHPS) 2017 valuation results. These showed that in keeping with the previous valuation results from 2014, the funding deficit had increased, to £1.52bn.

In an unusual case, the Employment Appeal Tribunal has upheld a finding that an employee who gave her employer a letter giving “one month’s notice” was not actually a letter of resignation.

In considering a claim for victimisation, the Employment Appeal Tribunal has held an employee did not act in bad faith even though his allegations were made with an ulterior motive.

The Employment Appeal Tribunal has held an employee was unfairly dismissed when her employer refused to postpone a disciplinary hearing for to allow her union representative to attend.