FCA Gets Powers To Stop Branch Closures?

FCA Gets Powers To Stop Branch Closures? The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is considering introducing new rules which would give it the power to stop banks from closing branches. It is estimated that since the pandemic began, some 529 branches have been earmarked...

Care Home Workers And Compulsory Vaccinations

Care Home Workers And Compulsory Vaccinations From 11th November 2021, anyone entering a care home in England will need to have received a full dose of an approved Covid vaccine unless: 1. They are themselves residents of the care home; 2. They are friends or...

Future Working Arrangements: Key Advice

Future Working Arrangements: Key Advice Many employers are now making key decisions about when and where they ask people to work in future. For example, Spotify has decided that staff can work from whatever location they choose, KPMG has opted to ask staff to work 2...

Successful Conclusion To A Hard Fought Disability Case

Successful Conclusion To A Hard Fought Disability Case Over three years ago, Affinity took on a case for a disabled member who needed her employer, a very large and powerful company, to make adjustments to help her cope with her disability whilst at work. This...

From Desktop To Laptop‬

From Desktop To Laptop‬ In our recent Working from Home Survey, 63% of members said that they were working more than 7 hours a day and were more productive than they were before the pandemic. According to a recent study of 3 million employees in 21,500 companies...

Legal Action Over Inflation Change

Legal Action Over Inflation Change In previous Newsletters we reported that tens of thousands of finance sector staff will see their pension benefits reduce because of the changes to way pension increases would be calculated in future. Trustees of the BT, Ford and...

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