Michelle Lamb

Jan 23, 2024 | hometextilestoday.com | Michelle Lamb

By Michelle Lamb, guest contributorPARIS — Emerging trends are covering a lot of ground at the January edition of Maison & Objet. It’s exciting to see so many new colors, materials, textures and surface designs poised to provide options for updating 2024 assortments. A number of color stories are vying for attention, with the most notable being the rise of greens. Whether intended for interiors or outdoors, the best new shades fall between dark mid-tone and deep values.

Jan 10, 2024 | lexology.com | Michelle Lamb |William Azuh

New family-friendly legislation is set to come into force this year. There will be changes to flexible working, carer’s leave, maternity, adoption and shared parental leave. The new laws are explained below. Flexible Working (Amendment) Regulations 2023From 6 April 2024, the right to request flexible working will be granted to employees from their first day of service. This contrasts with the current requirement for 26 weeks’ continuous employment before an employee can make such a request.

Apr 11, 2023 | lexology.com | Helena Rozman |Michelle Lamb

The government has published its much-anticipated White Paper setting out its proposals to help disabled people and people with health conditions to enter or re-enter the workforce. Following the joint consultation on proposals for reducing ill health-related job loss published by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) in 2019, Transforming Support: The Health and Disability White Paper was published last month.