Misconduct

18 Aug 26

Employment Rights Bill – Upcoming Changes October 2026

Employment Rights Bill – Upcoming Changes October 2026 There is an updated timeline published by the Department for Business & Trade for the implementationdates for further changes following the Employment Rights Act 2025 which came into effect in April 2026. 1. Time limit for bringing an employment claim – 1…

13 Mar 26

Employment Rights Bill – Upcoming Changes April 2026

Employment Rights Bill – Upcoming Changes April 2026 Now that the Employment Rights Act 2025 is an official piece of legislation, the first wave of changes are coming into effect in April 2026. 1. Day One Family Leave Rights a. The 26 week qualifying period for paternity leave will be…

14 Aug 25

Employment Rights Bill – December 2025 Update

Employment Rights Bill – December 2025 Update The Employment Rights Bill has finally managed to get over the final parliamentary hurdle in the House of Lords and is likely to receive Royal Assent today, 18 December 2025. It will then become known as the Employment Rights Act 2025. This has…

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14 Jul 25

Extension to Bereavement Leave rights

Extension to Bereavement Leave rights Currently, employees are only entitled to up to two weeks of bereavement leave for the death of a child under 18 or where they have suffered a stillbirth after 24 weeks of pregnancy. What is changing?On 7 July 2025, it was announced by the UK…

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11 Jul 25

Employee Rights Bill – Update – ban on NDA’s

Employee Rights Bill – Update – ban on NDA’s At the beginning of this week, the government announced that a new clause 22A will be introduced into the Employment Rights Bill. What is changing? This is going to be a significant change as it will impact on an employer’s decision…

27 Mar 25

Employee Rights Bill – Update – unfair dismissal changes

Employee Rights Bill – Update – unfair dismissal changes Labour’s Employment Rights Bill has now passed the initial House of Commons stage and the second reading is due to take place this month (scheduled for 27 March 2025). When will the changes come into effect?It is anticipated that the majority…

20 Mar 25

Employee Rights Bill – Zero Hours Contracts

Employee Rights Bill – Zero Hours Contracts In the government’s Plan to Make Work Pay, it set out an ambitious agenda in relation to how to fit employment rights with a changing economy. The government has been consulting on the application of changes to zero hours contracts and on 4…

15 Mar 25

Employee Rights Bill – Right to Switch Off

Employee Rights Bill – Right to Switch Off There are many updates coming through relating to the Employment Rights Bill which followed on from Sir Keir Starmer’s New Deal for Working People. We will provide updates on the changes as and when they come through.One initial proposal was the right…

10 Mar 25

Neo Natal Care Leave and Pay

Neo Natal Care Leave and Pay A new right to neonatal care and leave will come into effect from 6 April 2026. It is expectedthat this will benefit around 60,000 new parents. This is a significant expansion of the existing statutory rights to take family leave. This is going to…

13 Feb 25

Employee who hid previous dismissal for gross misconduct dismissed fairly

Employee who hid previous dismissal for gross misconduct dismissed fairly Mr Easton was a career civil servant who worked for the Ministry of Defence before working for the Home Office. In 2016, he was working as a Chief Immigration Ofc, and he was then dismissed for gross misconduct on 13…