16 Oct 2020
On 14 October 2020, Parliament approved 'The Restriction of Public Sector Exit Payments Regulations 2020,' (the Regulations) in a long-anticipated move to restrict the amount public sector employers can pay their employees on termination of employment. The Regulations are intended to come in to…
Education
15 Oct 2020
The Education Team at Forbes Solicitors are pleased to launch a programme of live online training specifically for the Education Sector. We understand the added pressures the sector is facing on top of the need to keep at the forefront and up to date with training at a time when there is less…
Education
14 Oct 2020
The guidance document 'Occupational Health advice for employers and pregnant woman during the COVID-19 pandemic' has been archived. The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG), the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) and the Faculty of Occupational Medicine (FOM) had produced…
Education
05 Oct 2020
On 1 October 2020, the Government updated its guidance on 'Education and Childcare during Coronavirus,' to include a duty on schools to provide a remote education provision for pupils who need remain at home for reasons relating to Coronavirus, who are of compulsory school age or under that age…
Education
30 Sep 2020
As many schools have now commenced a period of wider re-opening, following the COVID-19 lockdown and summer break, questions still remain regarding more vulnerable members of staff and whether they should be attending school, where they may be required to mix with hundreds of people on a daily basis…
Education
25 Sep 2020
The NHS COVID-19 app ('the app') has been released and the UK Government has produced corresponding guidance for leaders and staff in schools and further education colleges in England. The app aims to complement the NHS Test and Trace in England by automating some aspects of the process of…
Education
23 Sep 2020
Forbes Solicitors Education specialists hosted an online discussion and were joined by panellists Chris Malings from Malings Change Associates, Paul Atkinson - Director of Finance and Business, Vicki Hayward - SBM and Noel Conreen - Business and Finance Manager. It is more important now than ever…
Education
23 Sep 2020
On 2 September 2020, the ICO's Age Appropriate Design Code (known as the Children's Code) came into force. The Children's Code sets out 15 standards that online services should meet to protect children's privacy whilst online. The Children's Code is a statutory code of conduct…
Education
23 Sep 2020
A Primary School was recently forced to close all but one year group as a result of the infection of a number of staff with Covid-19 following an out of school social event. Members of staff attending the event contracted Covid-19, and the infection spread to other members of staff who did not attend…
Education
03 Sep 2020
Summary of Facts in the case of K v L The Claimant in this case was a Teacher. He was accused by the police of being in possession of indecent images, which it appeared were downloaded to an IP address associated with the Claimant. The Claimant denied the allegations. Upon review of the evidence…
Education
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