After 26 weeks’ employment, employees have the right to request flexible working, for example asking to change their working days, hours or place of work. Parliament has just passed the Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Act 2023. When it comes into force (which could be no later than August 2024) it will make various changes to … Read more …
The right of access, commonly referred to as a Subject Access Request, or SAR, gives individuals the right to request a copy of their personal data from organisations. Last month the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) published new guidance for employers on responding to SARs. The new guidance is published in question and answer format, referring … Read more …
Charities must comply with certain legal requirements before they ‘dispose’ of land they own (whether that be selling, transferring, or leasing land). It is therefore important that churches and other Christian charities know their obligations. The Charities Act 2022 As we have reported on in an earlier article, the Charities Act 2022 introduces a raft … Read more …
Until now protective security at UK venues has been entirely voluntary. ‘Martyn’s Law’ will change this, bringing in legal requirements for many venues – including churches – to ensure public safety on their premises.
If we needed it proving at all, the pandemic lockdowns showed us afresh that there is nothing quite like getting together in person. We ensure that as a firm we all get together in person at least twice a year for training, discussion, and good old-fashioned human interaction! Our most recent staff day at the … Read more …
“And, apart from other things, there is the daily pressure on me of my anxiety for all the churches.” 2 Corinthians 11:28 (ESV) Stress and anxiety were well known to the writers of our Bible, and we can thankfully gain comfort and wisdom from its words on the subject. Characteristically, Jesus invited “all who labour … Read more …
We hope you have found our article on the new Charities Act useful. The first wave of changes being introduced by the new legislation came into force at the end of October 2022. After more recent changes came into force, we thought it would be helpful to flag up the change in relation to charity … Read more …
Our Annual Reviews provide a snapshot of who we are, our mission, vision and values, and an overview of our main achievements from the past year. In this 2022 Review we take a look at what was the second year in our 3 year strategic plan for sustainable growth. As we go through the year’s … Read more …
There are some upcoming changes to the Legal Ombudsman rules which we are required to make you aware of. In addition to letting you know about them, we wanted to take this opportunity to let you know how important your feedback is, and how to go about sharing it with us. Positive gospel partnership We … Read more …
It looks like 2023 could see some significant changes in Employment Law. Areas where we expect to see developments include: Changes to the law around requests for flexible working New rights to types of leave, including – a right to carer’s leave for employees who have a dependant with a long term care need – … Read more …
