10/2/2026 8:48:07 AM Employment Rights Act 2025: Employment tribunal time limits increase from 1 October 2026 By Amy Berry From 1 October 2026, the time limit for submitting most employment tribunal claims (including unfair dismissal and discrimination) has...
10/1/2026 11:06:21 AM Employment Rights Act 2025: duty to inform workers of their right to join a trade union delayed until January 2027 By Amy Berry The Government has announced that the new duty on employers to inform workers of their right to join a trade union will not now take...
9/25/2026 8:47:20 AM Call me maybe? Managing long-term sickness absence By James Barratt A recent report, ‘Keep Britain Working’ by the government's ‘back to work' expert, Sir Charlie Mayfield, highlights an issue regularly...
9/24/2026 8:50:19 AM Consultation response published on bereavement leave, including pregnancy loss By Amy Berry The Government has published its response to the consultation on a new statutory right to bereavement leave, including pregnancy loss....
9/17/2026 1:16:27 PM Flexible working: consultation outcome published By Amy Berry The Government has published its response to the Make Work Pay consultation on improving access to flexible working. The response...
9/11/2026 4:08:11 PM UKVI to remove inactive SMS users By Xander May Have you checked your SMS users recently?UKVI has confirmed its intention to remove inactive Sponsor Management System (SMS) user...
9/11/2026 9:56:57 AM Authorising Officers to receive new UKVI notifications By Xander May From 9 September 2026, the UKVI introduced a range of new automated notifications for Authorising Officers, providing greater visibility...
9/10/2026 9:41:53 AM Level 2 users are being phased out: What sponsors need to do now By Xander May A significant change to the Sponsor Management System (SMS) took effect from 9 September 2026, when sponsors will no longer be able to...
9/8/2026 10:32:14 AM 'Development without deficit' - avoiding self-criticism as a starting point for professional development By Jacqui Tookey Looking in the mirror is something I try to avoid as I age, but self-reflection is a crucial aspect of our ongoing personal and...
9/8/2026 10:22:16 AM Multi-factor authentication coming for sponsor licence holders By Xander May UKVI sponsor management system (SMS) updateUKVI has announced the roll out of a mandatory multi-factor authentication (MFA) for sponsor...
8/27/2026 1:16:02 PM Leasehold Advisory Service new online calculator By Steven Bannell-Symes The Leasehold Advisory Service has launched a new online calculator to help tenants and landlords estimate the likely premium payable for...
8/26/2026 11:06:14 AM Electronic balloting arrives: what the latest Trade Union reforms mean for employers By Katharine Robinson The Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Balloting for Statutory Trade Union Ballots came into force on 25 August 2026. The Code...