Employment, Immigration and Pensions Update - December 2025

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6 February 2026

The recent Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) decision in Mr Alpha Anne & Others v Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation...

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5 February 2026

On 3 February 2026, the government published an updated timetable for the raft of employment law changes set out in the Employment Rights...

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3 February 2026

When is a volunteer a worker? The Court of Appeal has recently considered whether a volunteer can qualify as a worker. In Maritime and...

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3 February 2026

In the recent case of Micro Focus Ltd v Mildenhall, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has provided important clarification on when the...

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18 December 2025

April 2026 sees an increase in a number of rates and limits of relevance to employers, including national minimum wage, statutory sick...

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17 December 2025

The Employment Rights Act received Royal Assent on 18 December 2025. Although this is major progress for the government, most of the...

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16 December 2025

New rules on fraud, ID checks, employment rights and immigration are reshaping what good governance looks like. At S&B Activate 2025,...

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Why trust is the real test of AI and how in-house lawye...

8 December 2025

AI depends on trust. Based on a panel discussion at our annual GC event, S&B Activate 2025, this article provides ideas for how legal...

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Even more unfair dismissal changes!

5 December 2025

Following its slightly cryptic announcement on changes to unfair dismissal compensation last week (details here: Unexpected developments...

Employment, Immigration and Pensions Update – December 2025

Authors

Kerry Garcia

Lloyd Davey

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