The biggest shake-up of the Acas Code in 17 years
Acas has just published a draft new Code of Practice on Disciplinary and Grievance Procedures for consultation. This is the first full rewrite since 2009 (the Code was last touched
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Legislation Updates
Employment Rights Act 2025: What employers should be focusing on now
After months of parliamentary back-and-forth, the Employment Rights Bill has finally cleared the House of Lords and has today (18th December 2025) received Royal Assent. It has now become the
Government ditches ‘day one’ unfair dismissal rights pledge: what next?
The right to claim unfair dismissal is a flagship UK employment protection. It has never been a day one entitlement and, following the Government’s announcement last week, it appears this
Government launches four major consultations under the Employment Rights Bill
The government has opened four significant consultations under the Employment Rights Bill (to become the Employment Rights Act 2025 in due course). Below is an overview of each consultation and
House of Lords amendment to proposed day-one unfair dismissal rights
One of the government’s flagship changes in the Employment Rights Bill - due to take effect in 2027 - promises day-one protection against unfair dismissal. It was a key part
Key Government Amendments to the Employment Rights Bill
A flurry of government-backed amendments to the Employment Rights Bill was published overnight - some of which were not previously on the radar.
Here’s a first look at the five biggest
Implementing the Employment Rights Bill: 2025–2027 Employment Law Roadmap
The Government has today published “Implementing the Employment Rights Bill: our roadmap for delivering change”, giving us a greater degree of clarity on when the various wide-ranging changes to the
Supreme Court rules that sex in Equality Act 2010 means biological sex – a ‘woman’ does not include a trans woman with a gender recognition certificate
The Supreme Court handed down its highly anticipated judgment in For Women Scotland v The Scottish Ministers yesterday. The Supreme Court was asked to decide whether a trans woman with
New Statutory Rates for 2025/2026
The statutory rates of pay applicable to the various different types of family leave which can be taken, the amount payable as statutory sick pay and certain limits on other
Fair Work Agency
When Labour’s Plan to Make Work Pay included a pledge to create a single enforcement body for employment rights it constituted one of the party’s less eye-catching proposals for reform.
The Latest Employment Rights Bill Consultation Responses
Earlier this week the Government published its responses to its consultations on various aspects of the Employment Rights Bill:
on strengthening remedies against abuse of rules on collective redundancy and fire and
No Legal Right to Disconnect: Government U-Turn on Work-Life Balance Plan
Reports suggest ministers are set to scrap plans for a legal right to ‘switch off’ outside work hours.
The proposal, a key element of Sir Keir Starmer’s “New Deal for Working