The Employment Rights Act 2025 (ERA) passed into law on 18 December 2025, providing a wide range of reforms that will reshape the landscape of UK employment law over the coming years....more
As economic pressures continue into 2026, multinational employers are once again planning large-scale workforce reductions. Many approach these reductions as they would in the United States—as coordinated, single-day events...more
Under the Employment Rights Act 2025, redundancies across different workplaces may trigger collective consultation obligations. The government’s Make Work Pay consultation suggests that the duty should apply if an employer...more
The Employment Rights Act 2025 ("ERA 2025") will progressively usher in major changes to UK employment law in the coming years....more
Updated Implementation Timeline for ERA 2025 Reforms - Back in July 2025, the Government published a roadmap to implementation of the ERA 2025. Earlier this month, the Government published a revised timeline....more
Knowing when the duty to collectively consult is triggered has always been an important question, not least because of the financial implications of getting it wrong. The penalties for non-compliance are set to double in...more
On 18 December 2025, the long-awaited Employment Rights Bill received royal assent and became the Employment Rights Act 2025 (the "Act"). The Act will bring into effect a number of significant changes to employment law over...more
2026 got off to a roaring start on the employment law front. After the Employment Rights Act (finally) received Royal Assent just before Christmas, we've got more detail about which rights take effect when. A new right to...more
On 18 December 2025, the Employment Rights Bill received Royal Assent, becoming the Employment Rights Act 2025 following months of back-and-forth between the House of Commons and the House of Lords, and represents the most...more
The UK Employment Rights Act 2025 (the “ERA 2025”) has now received Royal Assent. The ERA 2025 will introduce the most significant changes to UK employment law in over a decade. The reforms will affect all organisations with...more
In a decision dated 15 October 2025, the French Supreme Court (Cour de Cassation) had the opportunity to rule on the following question: can behavioural criteria be taken into account when assessing employee performance? ...more
On October 30, 2025, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) issued two decisions interpreting European Union law regulating mass dismissals, or “collective redundancies,” ruling that technical mistakes or noncompliance with...more
The Employment Rights Bill has undergone significant amendments in March 2025 as it progresses through Parliament. Included in the amended bill are changes addressing redundancy and the controversial practice of “fire and...more
The Court of Appeal in England and Wales has decided that employers do not have to conduct general workforce consultation for an individual redundancy dismissal to be fair. It overturns the EAT decision in De Bank Haycocks v...more
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) recently clarified the consultation requirement for employers in redundancy situations, emphasising that a fair process may require consulting with employees at an early, formative stage...more
Useful reminder from the Employment Appeal Tribunal that meaningful consultation should occur at the formative stage of a redundancy process which is when the employee can still potentially influence the redundancy outcome....more
Massenentlassungen sind vorab bei der Agentur für Arbeit anzuzeigen (§ 17 KSchG). Hierbei ist größte Sorgfalt geboten, da Fehler in der Regel zur Unwirksamkeit von anzeigepflichtigen Kündigungen und Aufhebungsverträgen...more
In this episode of The Proskauer Brief, New York partner Howard Robbins and London partner Dan Ornstein discuss how U.K. laws affect U.S. employers. As if dealing with U.S. employment laws are not difficult enough,...more
Our February update considers recent developments in employment law, including cases on discrimination and equal pay. We also outline other points of note, including developments relating to right to work checks, the Equality...more
In the months following the election of President Emmanuel Macron, who is perceived as pro-business, as well as a parliamentary election in which the new president’s party won the majority, companies and entrepreneurs have...more
Uplifting – injury to feelings compensation must be increased by 10% - After a number of conflicting decisions in the EAT, the Court of Appeal has confirmed that injury to feelings discrimination compensation awarded in...more
Many in the UK are in a state of shock. The vote, narrowly, and with significant geographical and demographic variations, is to leave. What impact will this have in relation to UK employment law?...more
January - DATA PROTECTION: NEW EUROPEAN REGULATION - After four years of negotiation and lobbying, the new European General Data Protection Regulation has now been finalised. The Regulation will govern...more
In E Ivor Hughes Educational Foundation v Morris UKEAT/0023/15, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) considered the implications of an employer’s failure to consult with its employees in breach of U.K. collective redundancy...more