As we settle into 2026, many employers will be turning New Year intentions into action plans. The Employment Rights Act 2025 tops the HR legal to-do list for the year ahead, with significant strategic and operational work...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
The House of Lords approved the Employment Rights Bill on 16 December 2025 and it is now waiting for Royal Assent. It is the biggest change to individual employment rights in a generation and reflects the government's belief...more
The UK Employment Rights Bill was published on 10 October 2024, and it was introduced as part of the UK government’s “Plan to Make Work Pay,” which is designed to modernise UK employment rights. ...more
The UK’s new Labour government has unveiled a package of new workers’ rights today (Thursday 10 October 2024), with wide-ranging ramifications for employers. Whilst the majority of measures will not be implemented until 2026...more
A general election is to be held in the UK on 4 July 2024. Although official election manifestos have not been released yet, last week the Labour Party published a policy paper, “A New Deal for Working People”, setting out...more
Alcoholism And Disability Discrimination: Lessons From The USC Coach’s Case - If you have never dealt with an employee who is an alcoholic, rest assured, you will. Alcoholism has been described as the single largest,...more
The Exclusivity Terms in Zero Hour Contracts (Redress) Regulations 2015 (Regulations) came into force on 11 January 2016. These provide additional protection to individuals on zero hours contracts. By way of background,...more
A belated happy new year to you all! To celebrate the beginning of 2016 we're cantering through some key employment law news stories from the past few months below. As always, please do get in touch with a member of the team...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