by Charlie Spargo
Communications and events company Sundae Communications, which specialises in entertainment and culture, was forced to rapidly adapt due to the impact of COVID-19 on the sector.
Fiona McGarva, its MD, explores the steps it was necessary for Sundae to take to survive and succeed, and be able to look optimistically to the future.
What a difference a year has made. How can it have been a year? Time is currently choosing to simultaneously pass incredibly quickly and very slowly, without any thought to how difficult we may find that to comprehend.
On day one of the first UK lockdown, it felt apocalyptic - but as we tried to come to terms with it, and all the restrictions it entailed, I’m not sure anyone expected it to be so expansively long.
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Appeal over £1,012 fee for kids to register as British dismissed
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February 19, 2021
LONDON: A “scandalously high” £1,012 fee for children to register as a British citizen breaches the Home Office’s duty to safeguard the welfare of children in the UK, the Court of Appeal has ruled.
The Project for the Registration of Children as British Citizens (PRCBC) argued the “exorbitant” registration fee, for an application which costs the Home Office just £372 to process, effectively removes children’s entitlement to citizenship.
The case against the Home Office was also brought by a 13-year-old girl, known only as O, who was born in the UK but has been unable to afford the £1,012 fee to register as a British citizen.
Supreme Court rules that Uber drivers are entitled to workers’ rights
‘No business model should ever depend on precarious and exploitative forms of employment’ - Kate Allen
A landmark ruling that has classified a group of Uber drivers as workers rather than independent contractors is a “huge win for workers’ rights”, Amnesty International said today.
Uber drivers won a six-year legal battle over their rights today (19 February), as Supreme Court judges ruled that they will be entitled to claim workers’ rights, including the national minimum wage, paid holiday and the right to form a union.
Amnesty has welcomed the ruling calling it a “significant step” towards transforming the gig economy in Britain by ensuring that workers’ rights protections are granted to digital platform workers.
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