How should colleges investigate allegations of sexual assault against its staff?
This is one of the most challenging issues for schools and colleges. Some lessons can be learned from the case of Hawker v Devonport High…
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Supreme Court demolishes technical legal arguments which employers have relied on to limit holiday pay liabilities
The Supreme Court has ruled in a case that has huge implications for how holiday pay is calculated. Here Jo Moseley at law firm Irwin…
Term-time worker entitled to National Minimum Wage for 52 weeks
In this article, Glenn Hayes looks at the issue of paying staff on term-time only contracts through the lens of the Lloyd v Elmhurst School…
“Every Day’s A School Day In Data Protection” – GDPR for the Education Sector: What to expect in 2023
Joanne Bone, partner and GDPR specialist at Irwin Mitchell, recently delivered a webinar for the education sector on the key changes relating to data protection.…
What are the employment law implications of the ONS reclassification of colleges?
On 29 November 2022, the Office for National Statistics announced that it had reclassified further education and sixth form college corporations, and their subsidiaries, into…
Proposed new teacher misconduct rules fill existing loopholes and extend to the FE sector
The current rules which regulate teacher misconduct haven’t been substantively amended since 2012. That’s set to change. The Schools Bill 2022 is progressing through the House of…
Colleges must prepare for new protection rules for pregnant staff
Pregnant women and new parents will receive greater protection from being made redundant under new proposed legislation. The Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) Bill started…
80% work for 100% pay: what you need to know about the four-day working week
Three-quarters of UK recruiters say a four-day week will be the norm by 2030, according to research commissioned by NatWest on the future of work. 70% of…
Association of Colleges reappoints Irwin Mitchell
The Association of Colleges (AoC) has re-appointed Irwin Mitchell to be its provider of employment law advice to its members. Established in 1996, the AoC…
Holiday Entitlement and Pay of Term-Time and other Part-Year Workers: Top 10 Questions Answered
The Supreme Court has handed down it’s judgment in the long-running case of Harpur Trust v Brazel. It decided that any worker who has a continuing…