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...
9/24/2026 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...
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...
8/11/2026 1:01:29 PM A £1.45 million lesson: the cost of penalising parenthood By James Barratt A recent Employment Tribunal remedy (i.e. compensation) hearing has served a stark reminder of the risks associated with ordinary unfair...
8/3/2026 1:31:55 PM Equal pay reform: What employers need to know about the Government's consultation By Katharine Robinson The Government has launched a consultation on major reforms to the UK's equal pay and pay discrimination framework, with the aim of...
7/28/2026 6:56:58 AM High earners and directors: the biggest winners in January law change? By Peter Woodhouse From 1 January 2027, the cap on compensatory awards for ordinary unfair dismissal claims will be removed. That does not mean every...
7/14/2026 10:25:09 AM School Support Staff Negotiating Body: consultation outcome published By Amy Berry The government has published its response to the consultation and call for evidence on the establishment of the School Support Staff...
7/2/2026 8:36:52 AM Consultation opens on holiday pay compliance and enforcement By Amy Berry The Government has launched a new consultation on holiday pay compliance and enforcement as part of its wider Make Work Pay agenda. The...
6/23/2026 4:14:23 PM From post to pixels: are easier ballots set to drive more school strikes? By Katharine Robinson Industrial action has already been on the rise, and the Government’s recent reforms are steadily making it easier in practice for trade...
5/26/2026 10:35:27 AM ERA 2025: Are your probationary clauses and policies ready for the unfair dismissal reforms? By Amy Berry From 1 January 2027, the landscape of employment law will shift significantly as the qualifying period for ordinary unfair dismissal...