Insight Hub

• 9 September 2024

Anderson Strathern Reinforces Senior Team with Partner and Director Appointments

• 2 September 2024
• | Musab Hemsi

Reducing the Cost of Workplace Conflict

A new Act comes into force in October this year, placing duties on employers to take ‘reasonable steps’ to protect employees from sexual harassment.

• 2 September 2024
• | Musab Hemsi
• | Aman Uppal

The Post-Investigation Period for Employers

It is one thing to have an understanding of the steps involved in conducting an investigation, but an aspect which often goes without much consideration is what happens afterwards, specifically in relation to the parties involved.

• Date: 26 September 2024

Club HR: New Employer Duty to Prevent Sexual Harassment

Join us for our next Club HR, where we'll share a comprehensive review of the new employer duties coming into effect in October to help prevent sexual harassment in the workplace.

• 22 August 2024

Anderson Strathern commits to Northern Isles, creating new jobs

• 20 August 2024
• | Anne Chapman

Japanese Knotweed: two new cases

Japanese Knotweed (“knotweed”) is an invasive plant which is not native to Scotland. It can cause damage to structures and can grow very quickly. Although these characteristics are not limited to knotweed, this species is costly to treat and very difficult to eradicate completely.

• 20 August 2024

Why Charities are Turning to Mediation for Dispute Resolution

We know how challenging it is to manage a busy charity in this modern world of work. With ever diminishing resources in the public sector our society is becoming more and more dependant on those working in the third sector to fill the gaps that were once filled by local authority education and social work departments.

• 20 August 2024
• | Mandy Armstrong

Charities Employment Law Updates

Employment law is on the cusp of significant change which will affect all employers, including charities – from the introduction of the new Employment Rights Bill, said to amount to the “biggest upgrade to workers’ rights in a generation”, to further guidance from the Tribunal on gender critical rights, and key upcoming changes in relation to the prevention of sexual harassment at work. Explore these issues and the implications for charities.

• 19 August 2024
• | Robin Turnbull

Major employment law changes ahead

With the new Labour Government, we are about to witness the biggest shake up of employee rights that we have seen in a decade. How can that impact you?

• 14 August 2024
• | Bronagh McLachlan-Hunt

Rural homes planning in Scotland – where are we now?

Within its first couple of days of power, Labour signalled its intent to reform the system in England and overhaul existing procedures in respect of onshore wind, nationally significant infrastructure projects and the classification of certain land for housing development.

• 14 August 2024
• | Mark Templeton

BRP cards, eVisas and Right to Work checks: eVisa creation open to all BRP holders from 6 August 2024

For many years the latest expiry date on a Biometric Residence Permit card has (confusingly) been 31 December 2024, even if the visa status of the card holder expires after that date. What has changed?

• 12 August 2024
• | Anne Chapman

The Law of the Foreshore: what is it and why should I care?

You may never have heard of the law relating to the foreshore but it can be very important and as the title suggests, the aim of this article is to enlighten readers on what it is and why it could be relevant to them.