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Collaboration between businesses can have many advantages. And of course one of the co-operative principles is co-operation between co-ops.

Recent years have seen an increased emphasis upon Health and Safety across all sectors, creating the risk of adverse publicity and criminal enforcement action.

If you look at your mission and vision over the last year, what values have you demonstrated? How have you demonstrated them? And which values fell by the wayside?

A culture of kindness makes for happier, more energetic and more collaborative people.

Recently we advised a Co‑operatives UK member as to whether they needed permission to play music in their premises. In this article, we share some useful information about the authorisations needed…

As co-ops we're all keen to develop great working relationships within our teams, but sometimes things just don't work out. Would you know what to expect if things went wrong?

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the government has announced that the reporting deadline for this year’s gender pay gap reports has been suspended. 

We have watched with interest over the last three years as the proposal for statutory parental bereavement leave progressed from a private member’s bill and into law.

Understand the latest guidance on preventing sexual harassment at work.

New rates of statutory pay have now come into effect.

A brief roundup of employment law changes that you need to be aware of

An accurate Register of Members protects a society or a company from divisive, costly, and complex disputes. Conscientiously maintaining the register is good practice – here's our guide to how... 

As our working life becomes busier, it can be frustrated by the number of meetings we are invited to, many of which we cannot miss. However, how many of the meetings are worthwhile or result in a…

We all know that one leader that we aspire to.  What was it that made them so good?  And how can we emulate their success?

Co-operatives can access a range of capital to help fund their business. In this article, we outline what to bear in mind when considering accessing debt finance – in particular loan finance – and we…

If your co-op is still working through its New Year ‘to do’ list, Co-operatives UK has a raft of useful governance resources that can help. Here are some top tips on how to use them so you can…