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Implications for charities of the Employment Rights Bill
14 May 2025The Employment Rights Bill (the Bill), which is currently progressing through Parliament, has undergone significant amendments since it was first introduced in October 2024.
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Spousal maintenance - am I obligated to pay? If so, how much and how long for?
13 May 2025Spousal maintenance is a sum of money that is paid from one spouse to the other after a relationship breakdown. It is a legal obligation in circumstances where a 'clean-break' is not appropriate due to ongoing responsibilities after divorce.
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The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) has issued a policy proposal aimed at supporting the delivery of the NHS 10-Year Plan.
13 May 2025The plan is built around three core shifts in care: from hospital to community, from analogue to digital, and from treatment to prevention. These shifts reference the government’s ambition to deliver economic growth through improved health outcomes.- Articles
NICE introduces promising improvements to the routing criteria for highly specialised technologies designed to treat rare diseases
13 May 2025The newly approved routing criteria is hoped to clearly define the circumstances for when highly specialised technologies (HSTs) will be routed to the HST programme which is designed to evaluate technologies for ultra-rare debilitating conditions.
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Simon Bevan to Retire from the VWV Partnership
13 May 2025After 28 years as a specialist employment lawyer, having joined VWV as a trainee solicitor in 1997, Simon Bevan will be retiring from the partnership on 31 October 2025.
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Contractual flexibility clause did not entitle lorry driver to additional pay (EAT)
09 May 2025The EAT has clarified that an employee contractually required to work variable shift lengths is not automatically entitled to additional pay for longer-than-expected days.
