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Education briefings - New developments in privilege in employment

By www.eversheds.com
Published On :: 2019-10-25

Two recent decisions have provided additional guidance in the area of privilege in an employment context. The cases provide information that will be helpful to lawyers advising in this area and to those seeking and utilising legal advice, including ...


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Education Briefing - New Acas guidance on menopause at work – changing attitudes?

By www.eversheds.com
Published On :: 2019-10-28

To mark World Menopause Day on 18 October, the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas) has published guidance to help employers and managers support staff who are affected by the menopause at work. The guidance includes an overvie...


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Briefing on the Charity Commission’s guidance for charities with a connection to a non-charity

By www.eversheds.com
Published On :: 2019-10-31

1. Introduction 1.1 The Charity Commission has recently released detailed guidance for charities on their connections to non-charities, highlighting that whilst such connections can bring benefits they can also present risks and challenges. Common s...


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Education briefing - 5 point plan for effectively managing disruption on campus.

By www.eversheds.com
Published On :: 2019-11-27

  This week’s industrial action by University lecturers and other members of staff brings back into focus the risk of disruption on campus from students and others who are affected by the strike action. Disruption on campus can arise...


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Education briefing - General Election 2019 - What are the Parties saying about education ?

By www.eversheds.com
Published On :: 2019-11-27

With the General Election now just over 2 weeks away the manifestos have been published, with all of them - to varying degrees - containing promises on what the relevant party will do in the education sector if it is successful in the election. In t...


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Education briefing – General Election 2019 – what are the parties saying about key issues for the sector on employment, equality, Brexit and immigration?

By www.eversheds.com
Published On :: 2019-11-28

  With the General Election 2 weeks away the manifestos have been published. All of them - to varying degrees - containing promises on what the relevant party will do in the education sector if it is successful in the election. Full Article


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Education briefing - The OfS end of term report 2019 - and what to look forward to in 2020

By www.eversheds.com
Published On :: 2019-12-11

2019 was the year that the new regulatory landscape for Higher Education came to fruition.  Although the Office for Students (OfS) was established on 1 January 2018, it was not until 1 August 2019 that all its powers were fully implemented. So ...


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Education briefing - Challenging times for the new Ofsted inspection regime

By www.eversheds.com
Published On :: 2020-01-09

The new regime One of the most significant changes to the academies and further education sectors in 2019 was the introduction of the Education Inspection Framework (EIF) which Ofsted implemented in September 2019. The stated aim of this change was ...


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Education briefing - Publication of new EHRC technical guidance on sexual harassment and harassment

By www.eversheds.com
Published On :: 2020-01-17

On 15 January 2020, the Equalities and Human Rights Commission (“EHRC”) published new and comprehensive technical guidance setting out the law and best practice on the prevention of workplace sexual harassment and harassment. The guidanc...


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InStep Magazine - Winter 2019/2020 Further Education and Academies

By www.eversheds.com
Published On :: 2020-01-24

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InStep Magazine - Winter 2019/2020 Higher Education

By www.eversheds.com
Published On :: 2020-01-24

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Education ebriefing – MAC publishes long anticipated report on the future immigration system

By www.eversheds.com
Published On :: 2020-01-29

Two important announcements this week are relevant to the UK’s immigration requirements for several years. Brexit is, of course, scheduled for 11pm on 31 January 2020. In addition, a report published yesterday makes recommendations for the fut...


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Coronavirus - Employment law update (Education) - the UK

By www.eversheds.com
Published On :: 2020-01-31

  Wuhan coronavirus: implications for institutions Overview The spread of the Wuhan coronavirus gives rise to the same issues for organisations wherever they are based or operate around the world. These include assessing the risks faced by thei...


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Education briefing - Employment law after Brexit

By www.eversheds.com
Published On :: 2020-02-03

The UK’s exit from the European Union on Friday 31 January 2020 has a number of important consequences for education institutions. In our briefing of 29 January 2020 we covered the publication of the long anticipated report from the Migration ...


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Education ebriefing – Statutory parental bereavement leave and pay to commence in April 2020

By www.eversheds.com
Published On :: 2020-02-04

Background The Parental Bereavement (Leave and Pay) Act 2018 received Royal Assent as long ago as 13 September 2018. The intention was the Act would come into force in 2020, with further clarification on the provisions to be contained in regulations...


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Education briefing – OfS publishes consultation on harassment and sexual misconduct

By www.eversheds.com
Published On :: 2020-02-14

The issue of harassment and sexual misconduct has been a high profile one now for some time with widespread local and national coverage across multiple sectors and jurisdictions. This has included copious discussion and analysis of the issue in the ...


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Education briefing - Further clarity on the use of NDAs – new ACAS guidance published

By www.eversheds.com
Published On :: 2020-02-18

The Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS) has published guidance which aims to provide greater clarity for employers, managers, HR professionals, workers, worker/trade union representatives and job applicants on the law and good...


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Education briefing - Government’s plans for new immigration system published

By www.eversheds.com
Published On :: 2020-02-20

The Government has now published a policy statement setting out details of the immigration system which it intends will apply in the UK from 1 January 2021. This follows the report by the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) on 28 January 2020 setting...


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Education briefing - ICO Consultation on the Processing of Criminal Records Data

By www.eversheds.com
Published On :: 2020-02-24

The legal issues surrounding the processing of personal data relating to criminal convictions, allegations and offences or related security measures (“Criminal Records Data”) are complex. Education institutions tackle such issues on a re...


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Education briefing - 5 point plan for effectively managing disruption on campus.

By www.eversheds.com
Published On :: 2020-02-25

The latest round of industrial action by University lecturers and other members of staff brings back into focus the risk of disruption on campus from students and others who are affected by the strike action. Disruption on campus can arise and ...


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Coronavirus - Employment law update (Education) - the UK

By www.eversheds.com
Published On :: 2020-03-04

Overview Our previous briefing on this topic (Coronavirus: Implications for Institutions) set out the main issues facing institutions when dealing with the CoVID-19 outbreak. In this briefing we address some of the more com...


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Coronavirus - Commercial issues (Education) - UK

By www.eversheds.com
Published On :: 2020-03-12

Overview Our previous briefings on this topic (Coronavirus: Implications for Institutions and Full Article


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Coronavirus – travel guidance for the education sector - UK

By www.eversheds.com
Published On :: 2020-03-16

  Following the government’s announcement on 12 March 2020 that it was advising schools and colleges to cancel overseas trips for children under 18 until further notice, it has now published travel guidance for the education sector. This ...


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Education briefing - Covid-19 - Termination of Students’ Accommodation Contracts

By www.eversheds.com
Published On :: 2020-03-20

One of the issues which accommodation teams in the Education Sector will be grappling with will be students trying to terminate their accommodation contracts early because of the Coronavirus outbreak. The impact this will have on the institution&rsq...


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WEBINAR RECORDING - Covid-19 : Student Accommodation Issues

By www.eversheds.com
Published On :: 2020-03-27

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Coronavirus – Education: moratorium on forfeiture – UK

By www.eversheds.com
Published On :: 2020-03-30

Many educational institutions have granted business tenancies to third parties who occupy part of their estate and many institutions also occupy third party premises as business tenants. In light of the ongoing Covid-19 situation, the Government has...


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Education briefing - Student Accommodation: What happens when the Covid-19 ‘lockdown’ ends

By www.eversheds.com
Published On :: 2020-03-30

Educational institutions are having to navigate through unchartered territory with regards to their student accommodation, implementing the recent government guidance in relation to Covid-19 to ensure the safety of both staff and students. Although ...


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Education briefing - Coronavirus - Emergency volunteering leave

By www.eversheds.com
Published On :: 2020-03-30

The Coronavirus Act 2020 has now been enacted and introduces a new statutory emergency volunteering leave, to support health and social care authorities. Health and social care workforces are under increasing pressure in providing services during th...


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Education Briefing - Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Guidance for Employers

By www.eversheds.com
Published On :: 2020-04-01

1. INTRODUCTION On Friday 20 March 2020, the Chancellor announced a new “Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme” (the Scheme) to help pay people’s wages. Employers will be able to contact HMRC for a grant to cover most of the wages of their workforce who ...


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Education briefing – Coronavirus - contract termination and force majeure

By www.eversheds.com
Published On :: 2020-04-02

Introduction Last Monday’s announcement from the Government placing the country in lockdown will be felt heavily by institutions who are trying to ensure continuity of provision to students and maintain quality and standards of teaching. In ou...


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Education briefing - Coronavirus: when can untaken statutory holiday be carried over?

By www.eversheds.com
Published On :: 2020-04-02

The Working Time (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 came into force on 26 March 2020. These amend the Working Time Regulations 1998 to create an exemption relating specifically to COVID-19 and holiday leave. Under the Working Time Regulation...


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Education briefing - Institutes of Technology – a new wave….

By www.eversheds.com
Published On :: 2020-04-03

Last month the Department for Education published its prospectus for a second wave of institutes of technology (see here). £120m has been pledged to ensure access to an institu...


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WEBINAR RECORDING - Coronavirus - An overview of employment law issues for education institutions

By www.eversheds.com
Published On :: 2020-04-07

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Education briefing: Coronavirus - New Guidance: Government update on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

By www.eversheds.com
Published On :: 2020-04-07

On Friday 20 March 2020, the Chancellor announced a new “Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme” (the Scheme) to help pay people’s wages. See our previous briefings of 23 March and Full Article


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Education briefing - Coronavirus - Further guidance on Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

By www.eversheds.com
Published On :: 2020-04-14

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Education briefing: Updated CJRS Guidance and Treasury Direction

By www.eversheds.com
Published On :: 2020-04-17

Less than a week before the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (the Scheme) is due to go live (currently due to open on 20 April), further significant changes have been published in the form of a Treasury Direction (the Direction), setting out the

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WEBINAR RECORDING - Covid-19 and higher education: How universities and pathway providers are navigating disruption

By www.eversheds.com
Published On :: 2020-04-24

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Education briefing - Fitness to study and coronavirus

By www.eversheds.com
Published On :: 2020-04-24

A common topic for sector discussion is whether “fitness to study” is an appropriate term to use in connection with an institution’s regulation of its student community where a concern arises about the ability of a student to study...


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Yes, COVID-19. But what about other infectious diseases?

By www.thenewhumanitarian.org
Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 14:49:40 +0000

More than 250,000 people have died in this pandemic, but untold indirect losses lie ahead as other health services risk being neglected.


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In the news: UN seeks $6.7 billion for COVID-19

By www.thenewhumanitarian.org
Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 11:12:12 +0000

Coronavirus adds 20 percent to the world's humanitarian bill.


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COVID-19 in Yemen, pandemic aid costings, and military executions: The Cheat Sheet

By www.thenewhumanitarian.org
Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 15:00:15 +0000

A weekly read to keep you in the loop on humanitarian issues.


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SC to raffle off ABS-CBN petition next week

By www.manilatimes.net
Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 10:22:25 +0000

THE Supreme Court will raffle off next week media giant ABS-CBN’s petition to set aside the closure order issued by the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC). “The petition will be raffled to a member-in-charge on Monday, 11 May 2020, who will then make a recommendation for the consideration of the Court en banc,” Brian Keith Hosaka, […]


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SC junks petition compelling disclosure of Duterte’s health

By www.manilatimes.net
Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 11:33:11 +0000

THE Supreme Court (SC) junked a petition for mandamus that seeks to compel Malacanang to disclose President Rodrigo Duterte’s state of health. Brian Keith Hosaka, SC Public Information Office chief and spokesman, disclosed that the decision was arrived at following the court’s virtual en banc session on Friday. “I confirm the denial of the petition, […]


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Young people need a bailout: Cancel student debt held by national banks

By mg.co.za
Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 09:05:45 +0000

A more equitable and fair society, able to conquer the effects of pandemics, starts with debt-free education and skills development

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Listen to the voice of Generation C — they have answers for Africa’s future

By mg.co.za
Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 19:00:00 +0000

Many young people already know how to deal with the problems the Covid-19 pandemic has wrought — they have been living with them all along

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Foreign trio nabbed for swimming in Pattaya

By www.bangkokpost.com
Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 17:46:00 +0700

PATTAYA: Three foreigners have been detained for violating the emergency decree after they were found swimming at a closed beach behind a hotel in this resort city on Saturday.


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NGOs Pivot to COVID-19 Prevention in Refugee Camps

By www.ipsnews.net
Published On :: Tue, 07 Apr 2020 08:49:44 +0000

Linda Eckerbom Cole is the Founder and Executive Director of African Women Rising. She shuttles between Santa Barbara, California and Uganda.

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Kerala Covid-19 Response Model for Emulation

By www.ipsnews.net
Published On :: Thu, 09 Apr 2020 11:30:24 +0000

Within weeks, the Covid-19 epidemic was classified by the World Health Organization (WHO) as an epidemic of international significance, triggering a pre-agreed WHO response. By the end of the first week of April, more than 1.3 million people had been confirmed as infected, with over 65,000 deaths across the world. Many governments of developing, especially […]

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Citizen Action is Central to the Global Response to COVID-19

By www.ipsnews.net
Published On :: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 20:40:25 +0000

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has created an unprecedented human and economic crisis. Governments are taking strong actions, enforcing quarantines to reduce contagion, testing populations, building emergency intensive care units. Governments have also launched large fiscal stimulus plans to protect jobs and the economy, as well as temporary social protection programs such as income/food support, subsidies […]

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Collaboration Can Help Eradicate COVID-19

By www.ipsnews.net
Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 07:00:32 +0000

Rev Liberato C. Bautista is assistant general secretary for United Nations and International Affairs of the United Methodist Board of Church and Society. He also serves as president of the Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations.

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