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Working with Covid from 1 April 2022
A number of changes have been implemented in England concerning the requirement to isolate under the pandemic. Changes are afoot in Scotland and Wales.
2 years
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Blockchain – the catalyst for a cooperative economy?
Anthony Collins Solicitors outline what blockchain is, and how and why co-operatives might start to incorporate blockchain into their governance and operations.
2 years 5 months
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Turbulent times for pay forecasting and the National Living Wage
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.
2 years 6 months
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Case Law Update – August 2021
Gary Morrison, Senior Lawyer at Co-operatives UK, outlines some key learnings for the HR sector with this case law update.
2 years 7 months
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The future of flexible working
2 years 7 months
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The end of the furlough scheme...
The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS or furlough scheme) has been in place in the UK since March 2020.
2 years 7 months
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Managing a successful return to the workplace
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’.
2 years 7 months
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Long Covid – guidance from an HR perspective
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…
2 years 7 months
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Why there’ll be a roaring twenties and why co-operatives are well placed to lead it
A series of technological advancements are converging together, that will dwarf the breakthroughs of all preceding industrial revolutions and impact on the way we live, work and consume, says CEO Rose…
2 years 9 months
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Do it online – how Covid has enabled us to do AGMs differently
It's AGM season! A time of year where many co-ops find themselves in the midst of holding or planning to hold their AGM.
2 years 10 months
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Signalise Co-op – sign language provider with people not profit at its heart
Content by Unfound
Signalise Co-op is a multi-stakeholder platform co-operative delivering sign language interpreting and translation services.
2 years 11 months
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Ampled – a music platform that gives artists their due
Content by Unfound
Ampled is a Brooklyn based ethical web platform that allows musicians to be supported by their community with direct, recurring payments.
2 years 11 months
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Bloc by Block News – putting the power of media in the people’s hands
Content by Unfound
Bloc by Block News is a media co-operative and civic engagement organisation.
2 years 12 months
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Open Food Network – making food systems fair and sustainable
Content by Unfound
Open Food Network UK is a co-op of co-ops whose members collectively own and control an innovative software platform they use to trade the food they produce.
3 years
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There’s arsenic in the sugar – and inequality in our tech
Content by Unfound
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…
3 years
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Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 expires 31 March 2021
The Corporate Governance and Insolvency Act 2020 came into force in June 2020. But the measures it covers are due to expire in March 2021. We urge co‑operative and community benefit societies to read…
3 years 2 months