Holiday pay for irregular workers (and some positive developments for employers)
The question of how to pay holiday pay to workers working irregular hours has for many years been a vexed …
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EIIP and Bates Wells launch EDT Principles to address legal power imbalance
Bates Wells are delighted to announce the launch of the Equalising Deal Terms – Investor Key Principles (EDT Principles) today, …
What’s still to come in 2024? Upcoming immigration changes
2024 has already been a year of rapid change for the UK’s most-used immigration routes. The rest of the year …
New government approach to ‘extremism’
On Monday 11 March, the government announced that it had updated its definition of ‘extremism’, specifically stating that this is …
Weaving the threads together: key insights from our panel discussion on sustainable fashion
On the 5 March, we were joined by Kresse Wessling (co-founder of Elvis & Kresse), Thea Cooper (Senior Business Manager …
Office for Students consultations on the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023: our headline recommendations
The Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023 is implementing new and more rigidly enforceable duties on students’ unions (SUs). …
The tax treatment of settlement agreement payments for discrimination and the (expensive) dangers of getting it wrong
The recent Tax Tribunal judgment in Mathur v HMRC serves as a stark reminder for employers of the importance of …
General Election 2024 campaigning resources: catch up on the full series
Amidst all the talk of a general election in 2024, what do you need to know to campaign effectively within …
New Charity Commission guidance on Accepting, refusing and returning donations | Bates Wells’ briefing
The Charity Commission’s long-awaited guidance on Accepting, refusing and returning donations was published yesterday (Monday 4 March 2024). There was …
Setting our science-based target
We have been working hard to reduce our carbon footprint for over a decade now. As a city-based professional services …
Charities Act 2022 – the third phase is here!
A number of significant changes to the Charities Act 2011 will come into force this Thursday (7 March) in the …
B Corp Month UK: Our B Corp journey so far
Happy B Corp month! Next year will mark our 10th anniversary as a B Corp and we’re delighted to see …