Monthly Updates

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…

29 Jun 21

Employment Law July 2021 Update

Is the workplace safe? A concern flagged up at the start of the pandemic was whether employees who were fearful of going into the workplace as a result of the pandemic would try to seek the protection of section 100 of the Employment Rights Act which provides protection to employees…

22 May 21

Employment Law June 2021 Update

Safety fears in the workplace due to COVID We are now beginning to see more COVID related cases coming through the tribunal system. In a recent case, an employee felt uncomfortable commuting and attending work during the lockdown and asked to be placed on furlough. His job could not be…

29 Apr 21

Employment Law May 2021 Update

IR35 in the Private Sector The Off Pay-roll working rules for the private sector came into force on 6 April 2021. These were delayed by a year because of the pandemic. Medium to large organizations will now have to assess whether a contractor they are engaging with falls within the…

22 May 20

Employment Law May 2020 Update

Employment law, as with all areas of every day life, is now focussed on the fall out on the employment world of COVID 19. Some of the main questions raised are: Coronavirus JRS extended to October 2020 The Job Retention Scheme has been extended to October 2020. We know that…

02 May 19

Employment Law May 2019 Update

MAY UPDATE Some recent developments in the employment field are set out in this update 1 – Personal Liability of directors Can a director of a limited company be personally liable for its breaches of an employment contract? The High Court has recently held yes in a case where the…