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We are pleased to share news of a partnership and piece of research with The Ubele Initiative exploring the barriers and opportunities for black and racially minoritised communities leading community…

Co-operatives UK is a Community Ownership Fund (COF) delivery partner and John Dawson, Head of Market Development in our Community Shares Unit, spoke to a community benefit society (CBS) about their…

An update on all things Community Shares from John Dawson, Head of Market Development for the Community Shares Unit at Co-operatives UK.

An update from Emma Bagshaw, Consultant Senior Solicitor at Seabury Legal Ltd, on further changes to the process employers must take to ensure their employees have the right to work in the UK.

On 1 April 2022 the government's Covid-19 guidance was updated. But what does this mean for employers? Our expert HR advice team have analysed the new guidance and share their thoughts. 

A number of changes have been implemented in England concerning the requirement to isolate under the pandemic.  Changes are afoot in Scotland and Wales. 

Read this update from Emma Bagshaw, Consultant Senior Solicitor at Seabury Legal Ltd, about further changes to the process for employers to ensure that employees have the right to work in the UK.

Our Head of HR Services, Tim Knowles, takes a look at the pay outlook for the coming months and considers the likely increase to the National Living Wage from April 2022.

A mountainous two-day hike into the Knoydart peninsula, on the west coast of Scotland, takes you to one of the most remote communities in the UK – and the mainland’s most remote pub (the Guinness…

Gary Morrison, Senior Lawyer at Co-operatives UK, outlines some key learnings for the HR sector with this case law update.

The official ‘work from home if you can’ order ended on 19 July, albeit that government guidance states that it ‘expects and recommends a gradual return over the summer’.

As the Covid-19 pandemic continues, there has been an increasing awareness of long covid, the phenomenon where some individuals who contract Covid-19 go on to experience debilitating symptoms for…

The prolific adulteration of foodstuffs was common practice in 19th century Britain and although the arsenic was accidental it was commonplace to find grit in the oatmeal, dirt in the cocoa and chalk…

Anthony Collins Solicitors outline some of the key elements co‑ops should consider the impacts of the Brexit UK‑EU trade and co‑operation agreement which came into place on 31 December 2020.

Pulse surveys are a great way of measuring employee engagement and also finding out what matters to the people within your co-op. This will give you an informed platform to improve your co-op's…