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Employee Ownership Trusts

Employee Ownership Trusts

Whether you’re exploring succession planning options, comparing an EOT with a third-party sale, considering the commercial implications of…

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9 min 14 Jul 2026

Employment Rights Act 2025: upcoming changes to tips and gratuities legislation

The Employment Rights Act 2025 (“ERA 2025”) received Royal Assent on 18 December 2025, introducing significant reform to…

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School Admissions

We’ve brought together a collection of practical insights to help you better understand the school admissions journey. Whether…

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9 min 13 Jul 2026

Equality Action Plans: Supporting employees through the menopause

Advances in technology and employment law, plus societal changes over the years, mean that an increasing number of…

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12 min 13 Jul 2026

Home schooling: Change is on its way

The new rules will apply in England and Wales, although the implementation is still to come and the…

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Education

School Exclusions

To help you understand the issues, we’ve brought together a range of practical articles and insights covering school…

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Education

Special Educational Needs

To help you make sense of the system, we’ve brought together clear, practical guidance on the key SEND…

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12 min 10 Jul 2026

Can a School Exclude my Child from School? Parents’ Rights Explained

As for a more detailed consideration of my own question, the statutory guidance, which applies to maintained schools,…

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4 min 09 Jul 2026

Improve It or Lose It: Understanding Enforcement Notices

Where a business neglects its duties, enforcing agencies are able to utilise improvement and/or prohibition notices to enforce…

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5 min 09 Jul 2026

If your holiday year runs from April to March – read this

Remember that under the Working Time Regulations 1998, all workers are entitled to a minimum of 5.6 weeks’…

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5 min 09 Jul 2026

New regime for holiday pay enforcement: what employers need to know

This is a significant change to the current regime where the onus is placed on workers to enforce…