Central government - Central government alerts

29.07.08 - Maternity leave and pension contributions

Rules covering non-cash benefits will change this year for pregnant employees with a childbirth expectance week of 5 October 2008 or later.
24.07.08 - Everyone is created equal (but some are more equal than others)…. Latest developments in discrimination law

The courts and tribunals have been busy as ever, delivering decisions in discrimination cases.
25.06.08 - Immigration update

Wragge & Co's legal experts bring you the latest immigration news.
03.06.08 - OGC Model ICT agreement: Version 2.2 - evolution not revolution

Version 2.2 of the Office of Government Commerce (OGC) model information and communications technology (ICT) services agreement and guidance was published on 30 May 2008.
30.05.08 - Use of open source software in the public sector

On 19 May, OGCBuying.solutions announced that it was collaborating with BECTA, the government agency for the use of IT in education, to establish a new framework agreement for educational software licensing.
16.08.07 - CDM Regulations: compliance with mobilisation provisions
Our April briefing note discussed the new Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007. The issue on which we are being asked to advise more than any other, is the requirement to provide the principal contractor with a 'mobilisation period'.
25.06.02 - A guide to successful outsourcing: Key Initial Issues
Outsourcing - the handing over of a corporate process to another organisation - is here to stay. Virtually anything can be outsourced, from IT systems and facilities management to logistics and car fleet management.