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On the 5 October, we will be bringing together an extraordinary community of innovators, campaigners, brands, policymakers and business leaders who are spearheading the change on how fashion is designed, produced, sold and consumed. From circular business

The Renters' Rights Act has caused a fundamental shift in the private rented sector and has changed how landlords can operate. Whilst the Act has received royal assent, the regime is being rolled out in stages, with the confirmation a Private Rented Secto

AI is fast becoming embedded in day-to-day people management. Employers are experimenting with algorithmic tools to shortlist candidates, score interviews, allocate shifts, forecast demand, monitor productivity, flag performance issues, support redundancy

Fixed-term contracts are a familiar part of workforce planning. They can be useful when an employer needs cover for a project, a temporary funding stream, maternity leave, or a defined piece of work with a clear end point. But their apparent simplicity ca

On 10 September, we hosted a discussion on the refreshed Charity Governance Code, bringing together Radojka Miljevic, Independent Chair of the Code Steering Group, Mo Wiltshire, Senior Governance Consultant at NCVO, and Mark Abbott, Partner at Bates Wells

Welcome to our 5-minute round-up of people and workplace updates, hand-picked to help HR teams. Catch up on: EAT clarifies material factor defence in equal pay dispute: market-driven warehouse pay can be justified TUPE does not pass vicarious liability fo

Our weekly round up of news and updates from across the sector. To help you navigate this week's content, the links below will take you straight to content by topic. Investigations and complaints Sector general Philanthropy Fundraising AI Cyber security C

The Upper Tribunal's recent decision in Cruelty Free International v Information Commissioner and Home Office 2026 UKUT 328 is one of the most important freedom of information judgments in recent years. The specially convened three-judge panel finally rec

What are restricted funds and endowments? A charity doesn't always have the freedom to use its funds for its general purposes. Sometimes donors impose restrictions which limit the charity's scope to use the donation freely. There are two main restrictions

AgDevCo Ventures is a newly launched investment vehicle within the AgDevCo group (a specialist impact investor that invests exclusively in the sub-Saharan African agriculture sector) which will target investment specifically in Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Ta