Copyright and your Church

A recent ruling by the European Court of Justice has put the issue of copyright back in the headlines. The Court held that a secondary school had infringed a photographer’s copyright after a student used one of the photographer’s pictures in a school presentation which the school subsequently published on its website even though the … Read more …

Analysis of the Ashers Bakery ruling

So they went to the king and spoke to him about his royal decree: ‘Did you not publish a decree that during the next thirty days anyone who prays to any god or human being except to you, Your Majesty, would be thrown into the lions’ den?’ (Daniel 6:12 NIVUK) The case of Lee v … Read more …

How do I deal with work references?

The way reference requests are dealt with can cause problems long after employment has ended. Do I have to give a reference? Generally employers do not have to provide a reference, but there are some exceptions (such as financial services and some aspects of social services). However, it is accepted practice to do so. Acting … Read more …

Unfair Dismissal – how does the two year qualifying period work in practice

Before an employee can claim they have been “unfairly dismissed”, they normally need to have had at least two years’ service (“continuous employment”) with you. Calculating continuous employment Two years’ service is completed the day before the second anniversary of employment. An employee who starts on 1 January will have two years’ service on 31 … Read more …

Staffing the Mission

How do you encourage Christians to be active in mission and evangelism when their nearest neighbour is more than a mile away? Christian charity Village Hope is working in rural parts of Great Britain, trying to help churches to answer that question. They are an evangelistic mission organisation seeking to support evangelists, church planters or … Read more …