Government U-Turn on Day 1 Unfair Dismissal Rights: What Employers Need to Know
Government U-Turn on Day 1 Unfair Dismissal Rights: What Employers Need to Know Just when many businesses thought the dust had settled after this week’s Budget, the Government surprised us again with a significant update to its employment law reform plans. Following steadfast resistance in the House of Lords, the proposal to introduce “Day 1” […]
Autumn Budget 2025: What Business Leaders Need to Know
Autumn Budget 2025: What Business Leaders Need to Know The 2025 Autumn Budget has introduced a range of measures that will impact payroll, employee benefits, and overall workforce-cost planning. These changes include adjustments to tax thresholds, changes in minimum wage, as well as updates to benefit schemes and incentives that are likely to affect employee […]
Preparing for SSP Reform: Why “Flu Season” Is the Perfect Time to Strengthen Your Absence Strategy
Preparing for SSP Reform: Why “Flu Season” Is the Perfect Time to Strengthen Your Absence Strategy With Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) reform on the horizon, many employers are beginning to ask the same question: are our sickness absence policies fit for the future? With legislative changes due to take effect in April 2026, now is […]
Restrictive Covenants: What are they and How can they protect your business after an employee leaves?
Restrictive Covenants are clauses placed within an employment contract that seek to stop the individual from doing certain things after their employment has ended. These clauses receive special treatment from the Courts – unlike most other terms of the contract, they are “void” unless it can be shown that they are enforceable. As a matter […]
Employment Rights Bill Update – What Employers Need to Know Now
After years of relatively little movement in UK employment law, the Employment Rights Bill (ERB) is set to mark the biggest shift in employment law in a generation. The Bill has already passed through the House of Commons and is now approaching its third reading in the House of Lords, commencing 3 September. From there, […]
Employment Law Reforms
Following years of static employment laws in the UK, the labour government are proposing vast changes. Recently, significant amendments to the Employment Rights Bill (ERB) have been proposed, a timeline for implementation of the changes announced, and a new consultation into all types of Parental Leave has been launched. Employment Rights Bill progress There […]
Immigration rule changes July 2025
Following the government’s White Paper earlier this year setting out proposed changes to the immigration system in the UK, a surprise statement of changes was published on 1 July 2025, setting out sweeping changes to the Immigration Rules that will take effect on 22 July 2025. Main Changes The minimum salary threshold is increasing from […]
Case Law Update: Stedman v Haven Leisure Ltd [2025]
The Employment Appeal Tribunal rules that the fact diagnostic criteria for Autism and ADHD are met will be highly relevant to whether or not the legal test for disability under the Equality Act 2010 is met – Stedman v Haven Leisure Ltd [2025] EAT 82 The Employment Appeal Tribunal (‘EAT’) have recently reminded practitioners of the correct […]
Tightening of Immigration Laws Imminent: What Should We Expect?
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Part-Time Worker Rights: Tribunal Confirms Discrimination Claims Must Prove Sole Cause
Employment Appeals Tribunal confirms that the less favourable treatment of part time workers must be the SOLE reason for the less favourable treatment in order to be successful as a claim under the Part-Time Workers (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations 2000