Category: Employment Law Updates
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What Do Employment Solicitors Do
Employment solicitors are crucial figures within the vast world of labour and employment law. These professionals guide both employers and...
July 31st, 2023
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The new Worker Protection Bill
The Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Bill is now on its second reading in the House of Lords...
May 4th, 2023
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UK Employment Law changes we can expect in 2023
Various draft bills related to employment are currently progressing through Parliament and could become law in 2023. One such bill...
February 23rd, 2023
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New ACAS guidance on employee suspensions
The Advisory, Conciliation, and Arbitration Service (ACAS) recently published new advice on how to handle employee suspensions. Suspending an employee...
December 21st, 2022
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New UK employment law proposals in the pipeline
The UK Government has proposed several major legal changes that will have a significant impact on employers should they come...
August 25th, 2022
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Workers are not protected against detriments imposed by employers in response to industrial action
Reversing a significant decision by the Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT), the Court of Appeal in Mercer v Alternative Future Group...
August 11th, 2022
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Increases in pay rates and compensation limits for 2022
April 2022 saw an increase in several rates and limits that would be relevant to employers, including compensation for unfair...
May 12th, 2022
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Recent UK National Minimum Wage and statutory pay increases
It is likely that the Covid-19 pandemic will permanently alter the way we do business, with many companies opting to...
April 29th, 2021
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UK Government considers reforms that could affect non-compete clauses in employment contracts
At the end of 2020, the UK Government launched a consultation aimed at reforming non-compete clauses that place restrictions on...
February 4th, 2021
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New Tribunal Procedure Rules
A new statutory instrument was brought before parliament on 17 September 2020 to amend the tribunal procedural rules. The rules...
November 16th, 2020
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Calculation of CJRS grants: disclosure of mistakes to HMRC
The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme comes to an end at the end of October. Whilst the scheme has been widely...
October 19th, 2020
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Changes to Employment Tribunal Fees
Over the last decade, we have seen the employment tribunal fee regime completely overhauled. Most recently all fees were scrapped...
August 25th, 2020