Belle Group and Altrad SA merge
BELLE GROUP AND ALTRAD SA MERGE
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Archive for February, 2009
Will schools pass the public benefit test?
WILL SCHOOLS PASS THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TEST?
Last December the Charity Commission published Guidance on the Advancement of Education for the Public Benefit. Charities must show they provide identifiable benefits and to the public or a section of it: benefits must be related to aims and the opportunity to benefit must not be unreasonably restricted. Trustees must consider this Guidance and public benefit reporting duties apply for accounting periods starting on or after 1 April 2008.
Higher Education Review - February 2009
Welcome to the first edition of our review exclusively for Universities
Our dedicated Education Team have a working understanding of the operational hallenges you face and includes individuals who have worked in Higher Education institutions both delivering legal advice and contributing to the management.
In this Review, we look at age discrimination, student contracts and The Charities Act 2006 for HE bodies. The articles provide a practical view on how to achieve best practice within the legal framework in which you operate. If you would like to discuss the issues raised then please let me know or contact the author who will be very happy to discuss these with you.
Philippa Dempster
Head of Education Sector
0115 936 9334
philippa.dempster@freethcartwright.co.uk
Further Education Review - January 2009
Welcome to the first edition of Freeth Cartwright’s Further Education Review
From our work within this sector we have noted the challenges that this sector is facing and look forward to working with you to help FE organisations be ‘fit for the future’.
As always, we welcome any comments, queries or a general discussion in terms of issues you are facing and how we might be able to provide assistance.
Employment Review - January 2009
In this month’s Review we give details of two recent decisions which have reinforced the protection of rights if individuals can show they have been subject to harassment or discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation; a link to a consultation on revisions to the 2003 Code of Practice; time off for trade union duties and activities; a case involving a resignation in the heat of the moment; when length of service pay criteria must be justified for equal pay; MEPs vote against working time opt-out and the new figures for calculating redundancy payments and compensation for unfair dismissal.