United Kingdom: Employment and HR

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QCS Expands Care Sector Support Through Strategic Partnership with Weightmans
Quality Compliance Systems (QCS) has formed a strategic partnership with Weightmans law firm to provide enhanced legal and compliance support to UK care providers facing workforce challenges, new employment legislation, and evolving regulatory requirements. The collaboration combines QCS's compliance expertise with Weightmans' specialist health and care sector legal knowledge to help care organizations navigate complex operational and regulatory environments. Together, they aim to deliver practical guidance
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Weightmans
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Too Hot To Work
With the school holidays just around the corner every parent across the UK will this week no doubt mutter the words, “just watch, it will be raining constantly as soon as they stop school”, or words to that effect. That’s because as sure as night follows day, we can always rely on the sun to come out when “school’s in” and this year seems no different with temperatures on Monday and Tuesday in the high 20s and predicted to rise for the rest of the week- even in Manchester.
United Kingdom Employment
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Olliers Solicitors
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Discrimination, Disability & Sexual Harassment

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Olliers Solicitors And GMYN Launch Groundbreaking Partnership To Reduce Criminalisation Of Neurodivergent Young People
A groundbreaking three-year partnership between Olliers Solicitors and Greater Manchester Youth Network launches the 'Seen, Heard, Diverted' initiative to address the shocking statistic that 80% of children in the youth justice system are neurodivergent. Can early intervention, rights education, and professional training prevent the systemic criminalisation of autistic and ADHD children across Greater Manchester?
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Olliers Solicitors
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Retirement, Superannuation & Pensions

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UK Pensions: What’s New This Week? September 14, 2026
The Pensions Regulator has published its finalised enforcement approach with high-level principles for proportionate, risk-based regulation, while PASA releases operational readiness guidance for schemes preparing for guided retirement requirements expected from summer 2029. A&O Shearman's upcoming Pensions Academy Online sessions will feature a legal update and an exploration of AI's impact on UK pension schemes with TPR's Cliodhna Judge.
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A&O Shearman
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Pensions On Divorce – What You Need To Know
Pensions are often overlooked during divorce proceedings, particularly by women who may trade their interest in valuable pension schemes for the family home. This comprehensive guide explores the three main approaches courts take when dividing pensions—pension sharing orders, pension attachment orders, and offsetting—and examines critical considerations including taxation implications, utility discounts, and the role of pension experts in ensuring fair settlements.
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B P Collins
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Money Covered: The Week That Was – 28 August 2026
This comprehensive weekly roundup examines the FCA's proposed streamlining of investment fee disclosures, exploring whether standardized cost reporting will enhance consumer confidence or introduce new complexity. The bulletin also covers Companies House's intensified identity verification enforcement, PASA's concerns about the new defined benefit surplus regime, and the FCA's research revealing widespread misconceptions about AI-generated investment advice among young investors.
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