Documents
Grant Funds March 2017
Bulletin outlining grants that may be available for councils to access funding
Mon, 03 Apr 2017
Health Assessing Potential Employees
Health Assessing Potential Employees
The current inquest in to the Glasgow bin lorry tragedy has highlighted the need for due diligence from Council's in assessing the health of new recruits.
However, investigating the state of a potential Employee's health isn't straight forward.
Tue, 11 Aug 2015
Holiday Pay
Councils and other Employers who have historically paid holiday pay based on contracted hours, could have been underpaying their Employees if they routinely received overtime pay and other output related payments.
Wed, 17 Sep 2014
Holiday Pay - new guidelines
How much Holiday Pay should you pay?
Confusion about what to pay as holiday pay, has in part been resolved by Employment Appeal Tribunal's decision of the 4th November 2014 (Bear Scotland – v – Fultcher).
Wed, 12 Nov 2014
Holymoorside and Walton Parish Council Achieve Quality Status in LCAS
Holymoorside and Walton Parish Council are the first Derbyshire Council to achieve accreditation under the new Scheme, gaining a Quality Status.
Tue, 22 Dec 2015
HR Advice:Tackling mental health problems
HR advice note on how councils can fulfill their duty of care
Thu, 27 Sep 2018
HR briefing: Ledbury Report
HR implications and actions following the High Court Ruling against Ledbury TC
Sun, 10 Jun 2018
HR factsheet - depression, Jan 2017
Employer's responsibilities with regards to depression in the workplace.
Mon, 16 Jan 2017
HR factsheet July 2017: survive summer without an employment tribunal
Councils need to be aware that whilst asking staff to be flexible and cover for absent colleagues, they need to ensure that requests to work extra hours don't result in breaches of the Working Time Regulations 1998, which could result in claims at the Employment Tribunal for breach of statutory rights.
Tue, 11 Jul 2017
HR factsheet May 2017 - Employee Conduct Problems outside Work
For many Councils the conduct of staff outside of work is a grey area, and one which they are unsure about in terms of the
need for management to be involved. Most Councils take the view that once an Employee is off the premises, they are no longer accountable to the management. However, this premise has long been challenged and recently came into the spotlight in the case of NHS Doctor, David Arundel of the Diana Princess of Wales Hospital in Grimsby, who assaulted a colleague during an out of hour's social event.
Wed, 17 May 2017
HR: Pressure on use of self employed contractors
Latest update on use of self -employed contractors
Mon, 18 Dec 2017
Internal Audit Recommended Checklist 16/17
Checklist to support your end of year procedures in readiness for Internal Audit
Mon, 19 Dec 2016
L08-17 Privacy Notices and the Legal Basis for Processing Personal Data
Legal briefing supporting the GDPR
Mon, 20 Nov 2017
L09-17 General Data Processing Regulation and Subject Access Requests
Supporting documentation for GDPR
Mon, 20 Nov 2017
L09-18 The Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Regulations)(No. 2) Accessibility Regulations
Legal briefing on the regulations regarding councils' responsibilities regarding accessibility for websites and mobile applications
Mon, 19 Nov 2018
LAIS - Housing - CPRE Report and Spending Review
LAIS - Housing – CPRE Report and Spending Review
What is in this for local councils? This LAIS will be of interest to local councils concerned about the impact of Government's housing strategy, insufficient levels of affordable housing, problems integrating sizeable developments with sufficient infrastructure and the sustainability of their community for future generations. A new report has been published by the Campaign for Rural England (CPRE) pointedly called Set up to fail: why housing targets based on flawed numbers threaten our countryside. This comes days before Government's Spending Review and Autumn Statement 2015 which contained important announcements on housing, reference to which is also included within this LAIS. |
Tue, 01 Dec 2015
LAIS 1382 Precept Data
Local Associations Information Service
LAIS 1382 Precept Data
Wed, 22 Jul 2015
LAIS 1383 Cities and Local Government Devolution Bill
Local Associations Information Service
LAIS 1383 Cities and Local Government Devolution Bill
Mon, 09 Nov 2015
LAIS 1386 National Living Wage
Local councils will wish to be aware that from 1 April 2016 Government's National Living Wage comes into force and any pay rates lower than this for relevant employees will have to be adjusted. Relevant employees are those aged 25 or over and it is set at a lower rate than the Living Wage.
Any employer affected by the change should understand the difference between the forthcoming National Living Wage and the ongoing Living Wage. Government's National Living Wage is compulsory from 1 April 2016 and is based on median earnings. The optional Living Wage, established by the Living Wage Foundation, is calculated according to the cost of living.?From 1 April 2016 the National Living Wage will be £7.20 per hour countrywide compared to the Living Wage which is currently £8.25 outside of London.
Councils should check that any employee aged under 25 is paid at least the relevant rate of National Minimum Wage and those aged 25 or over at least the National Living Wage from 1 April 2016.
Thu, 10 Mar 2016
LAIS 1387 Apprenticeships
With National Apprenticeship Week approaching (14-18 March), local councils with full-time capacity might wish to consider the opportunities presented by employing an apprentice. Government has made a commitment of 3 million new apprenticeships starting in England between 2015 and 2020. Apprenticeships are full-time paid jobs which incorporate on and off the job training. A successful apprentice will receive a nationally recognised qualification on the completion of their contract.
Thu, 10 Mar 2016
LAIS 1388 Planning Changes - Consultation
LAIS 1388 Planning Changes
The "Technical Consultation on Implementation of Planning Changes" - this consultation closes on 15 April 2016
Thu, 07 Apr 2016
LAIS 1390 - Governance and Accountability Guide
LAIS 1390 - Governance and Accountability Guide
In the midst of audit season, councils will be interested to know that new guidance, Governance and Accountability for Smaller Authorities in England, A Practitioners' Guide to Proper Practices to be applied in the preparation of statutory annual accounts and governance statements March 2016, has been published. Councils will be aware that this is essential reference material for councillors, clerks, Responsible Finance Officers and any council staff who have a financial management role.
Councils should not be too concerned that the appearance of the Guide is late for application for the accounting practice and Annual Returns currently underway as it is optional whether to apply it for 2015-2016. Councils can still refer to the predecessor Governance and Accountability (England) - Practitioners Guide 2014 for the 2015-2016 accounts. It has apparently been published now as some councils wanted to choose to apply it to 2015-16.
Tue, 03 May 2016
LAIS General Update November 2015
Local Associations Information Service
LAIS General Update November 2015
Mon, 09 Nov 2015
LAIS Updates on consultations, and discussion documents
Roundup (March 2016) of current and recent consultations, discussion documents, reviews and information sources.
Thu, 31 Mar 2016
LAIS1385 Public Service Ombudsman
LAIS1385 - Public Service Ombudsman
Update on Government consultation "Strengthening Parish and Town Council Accountability : Consultation on Extending the Remit of the Local Government Ombudsman to Larger Parish and Town Councils".
Tue, 02 Feb 2016
