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The new Charity Governance Code
2 minute read
Hay & Kilner are currently provided training to boards of trustees on the new code and how it sits alongside a trustee’s existing legal duties and liabilities.
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The Employment Rights Bill – what’s planned and what can employers do?
7 minute read
Hay & Kilner's Employment Team outlines key changes in the upcoming Employment Rights Bill, including revised unfair dismissal rules, new protections for zero-hour workers, day-one employment rights, and enhanced obligations around sexual harassment. Learn what employers should do to prepare.
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Unfair dismissal: Recent cases and what they tell us
5 minute read
Tom Clarke, employment lawyer at Hay & Kilner explains what two recent Tribunals mean for what does and does not amount to a potentially unfair dismissal.
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Trans rights, legal definitions, and the workplace: what the Supreme Court’s ruling means for employers
5 minute read
The Supreme Court’s ruling that sex-based definitions in the Equality Act refer to biological sex provides legal clarity for employers, but creates complex practical challenges around workplace facilities and employee relations while maintaining protections for trans people against discrimination.
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New ban on gagging clauses in settlement agreements as employment law reform timetable unveiled
4 minute read
Hay & Kilner's Tom Clarke outlines the key changes and timeline for the employment rights bill.
charities
New guidance on trustee payments and expenses
4 minute read
The Charity Commission has updated guidance on trustee payments and expenses. Sarah Furness, Partner at Hay & Kilner takes you through the changes.
employment-law-hr
New right to neonatal care leave and pay
5 minute read
The Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Act 2023 gives parents, whose children are born on or after 6 April 2025, a statutory right to neonatal care leave and pay where the eligibility criteria are met.
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Workplace wellbeing is key to retention
6 minute read
Sarah Hall, Partner in the Employment Law & HR team, explores practical steps employers can take to enhance workplace wellbeing.