Prime Minister Andy Burnham has promised legislation to prevent non-compete clauses from obstructing recruitment by Britain’s most promising start-ups and scale-ups. Speaking at the Innovation
From April 2027, employees in Great Britain will gain a new day-one statutory right to unpaid bereavement leave following the death of certain close family
AI generated pleadings and legal submissions are becoming an increasingly contentious feature of Employment Tribunal litigation, particularly as more litigants in person turn to generative
The employment tribunal backlog has reached a new record, with the latest Ministry of Justice figures showing 70,000 single claims outstanding at the end of
On the 3rd September 2026, the Government published its latest “naming and shaming” list of employers found to have breached National Minimum Wage (NMW) and National Living Wage (NLW)
Video interviews have become a familiar part of the recruitment process. Employers now routinely use platforms such as Microsoft Teams and Zoom to assess candidates,
HM Treasury has updated its guidance on special severance payments, with a renewed focus on approval, transparency, governance and value for taxpayers’ money. Special severance
Following the first phase of implementation in April 2026, attention is now turning to the next stage of the Employment Rights Act timetable. Several measures
As we move into the second half of 2026, we now look ahead to the 2027 employment law changes. Contrary to the impression you might
Performance management remains a difficult area for many employers. Recent research by Freeths, for instance, found that 48% of senior HR and business leaders have
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