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19 January 2026 · 6 expert responses

Former OpenAI Policy Lead Launches AVERI to Push for Independent AI Safety Audits

In a move aimed at reshaping how safety and security claims about powerful artificial intelligence systems are verified, Miles Brundage , a former policy research lead at OpenAI, has launched AVERI a new nonprofit…

12 January 2026 · 3 expert responses

Over 32,000 more new dads to benefit from extra parental leave rights: "Plenty of parents still will not take it"

MILLIONS of workers who were previously denied time off for the birth of their child will become eligible for new day one rights to parental leave from April – but experts have warned "plenty of parents still will not…

8 January 2026 · 4 expert responses

Source: Kate Allen, Finest Stays

The little-known tax that could hit you with a bill for selling on Vinted or renting a holiday home

FROM holiday homes to selling a second-hand jumper on Vinted, a single piece of regulation is now casting a very wide net. DAC7 is an EU tax transparency directive designed to ensure income earned through online…

23 December 2025 · 3 expert responses

Source: Kate Underwood, Kate Underwood HR & Training

Small businesses copying football’s “sack the boss” culture: "It can turn into an expensive legal headache"

SMALL businesses are copying football’s “sack the boss” culture as an HR professional warns: “It can turn into an expensive legal headache.” Football managers are sacked at speed. One bad run and it’s “mutual consent”,…

23 December 2025 · 3 expert responses

Warning to Christmas shoppers about fake Labubus as 240,000 seized at the border

A WARNING has been issued to Christmas shoppers about fake Labubus as 240,000 seized at the border. Nearly a quarter of a million fake Labubus have been seized at the border in a blow to criminals looking to cash in on…

23 December 2025 · 3 expert responses

Source: Kate Underwood, Kate Underwood HR & Training

£12.71 an hour sounds great. Unless your team are quietly working for free.

From 1 April 2026 , the National Living Wage (21+) goes up to £12.71 an hour . On paper, that means: 35 hours a week: £23,132.20 a year 37.5 hours a week: £24,784.50 a year 40 hours a week: £26,436.80 a year But here’s…

22 December 2025 · 4 expert responses

Source: Colette Mason, Clever Clogs AI

The London Robotaxi Land Grab: When "Safer AI" Meets the Rush to Own the Road

Uber and Lyft will begin testing Baidu's Apollo Go robotaxis in London from the first half of 2026, pending regulatory approval. Lyft CEO David Risher confirmed testing will start with dozens of vehicles, with plans to…

19 December 2025 · 3 expert responses

Source: Kate Underwood, Kate Underwood HR & Training

ICO admits it takes over six months to assign officer to information disuse cases: "A clear incentive for non-compliance"

THE Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) own website admits it takes 29 weeks to assign a case officer as experts warned it is "a clear incentive for non-compliance". The ICO’s own complaints page says data…

19 December 2025 · 3 expert responses

Source: Colette Mason, Clever Clogs AI

The Honeypot Paradox: Why the UK Keeps Getting Hacked by the Same Actors

The December breach, first reported by The Sun (though officially unconfirmed as Chinese), saw cyber gang Storm-1849 allegedly target Foreign Office servers in October. They accessed confidential documents and…

19 December 2025 · 4 expert responses

Source: Kate Underwood, Kate Underwood HR & Training

Tribunal backlog is a mess and SMEs are stuck in the queue with everyone else

If you run a small business, the Employment Tribunal backlog is not just “a legal system problem”. It becomes a day-to-day business problem because the timeline is now so stretched that disputes can hang around for…

17 December 2025 · 4 expert responses

Source: Rohit Parmar-Mistry, Pattrn Data

Pornhub ransom and Discord ID leaks prove the UK’s Online Safety Act is a privacy death trap

The reported extortion of Pornhub by the "ShinyHunters" hacking group is the final nail in the coffin for the argument that "safety" requires surveillance. This breach, combined with the catastrophic Discord leak…

16 December 2025 · 3 expert responses

Source: Kate Underwood, Kate Underwood HR & Training

Employment Rights Bill shows Labour "views private enterprise as a necessary evil", small businesses warn

THE Employment Rights Bill shows Labour "views private enterprise as a necessary evil", small businesses have warned. The Employment Rights Bill cleared Parliament yesterday and the practical impact for small employers…

16 December 2025 · 7 expert responses

Source: Kate Underwood, Kate Underwood HR & Training

Employee takes eight months off without seeing GP: "Businesses face a DIY sick note disaster"

THE fit note process is not fit for purpose and can be too easily abused through digital issuance and a lack of oversight, a Human Resources professional has claimed, after dealing with a case where an employee had…

15 December 2025 · 3 expert responses

Source: Colette Mason, Clever Clogs AI

Labour's AI copyright "opt-out" plan "will force working creators into debt"

LABOUR'S AI copyright "opt-out" plan "will force working creators into debt", experts have warned. The UK Government's preferred approach to AI copyright reform has been resoundingly rejected, it has emerged. Only 3% of…

12 December 2025 · 4 expert responses

Source: Colette Mason, Clever Clogs AI

Disney's Cease and Desist Copyright Infringement Warning to Google

Disney's "massive" copyright infringement warning to Google isn't just another corporate spat, it's a wake up call for every business using AI tools. Variety reports the entertainment giant's cease-and-desist letter…

12 December 2025 · 5 expert responses

Source: Kate Underwood, Kate Underwood HR & Training

Employment Rights Bill: from “day one rights” to six months, and another headache for small businesses

The Employment Rights Bill is back in the Commons on Monday 15 December 2025 after yet another round of back and forth with the House of Lords over plans to scrap the cap on unfair dismissal compensation. Peers are…

11 December 2025 · 6 expert responses

Source: Rohit Parmar-Mistry, Pattrn Data

AI in Court: Sanctions Highlight Professional Failure, Not Tech Failure

This is not a story about a rogue AI; it is a story about a catastrophic failure of professional judgement, where a nearly $60,000 sanction is just the tip of the iceberg. Goldberg Segalla's expensive mistake is a…

10 December 2025 · 4 expert responses

Source: Colette Mason, Clever Clogs AI

India Considers AI Royalties: OpenAI and Google Should Pay for Local Training Data

India's Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has published a 79-page working paper proposing mandatory royalties for AI companies using Indian copyrighted content in model training. The…

10 December 2025 · 4 expert responses

Source: Kate Underwood, Kate Underwood HR & Training

Toilets, changing rooms and showers – are you on the right side of the law?

This all started with a grievance. Ten people sharing one toilet and one colleague with a bathroom routine that would put Sheldon Cooper to shame. Result. Frayed tempers, formal complaints and a very awkward HR chat. It…

6 December 2025 · 10 expert responses

Source: Kate Allen, Finest Stays

Backing or Breaking SMEs? Labour’s Messaging Meets Reality

Labour has launched a full-blown social media blitz claiming “Labour is backing small businesses.” Rachel Reeves has echoed the line on LinkedIn, while Keir Starmer insists that “small businesses are the beating heart…

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