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March 17, 2026

Doing business in the UK in 2026: key legal considerati...

Following strong interest from our international network, we recently hosted a webinar exploring what international businesses and their...
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March 6, 2026

AI-generated grievances: what can employers do?

The increasing use of AI in drafting workplace grievances is presenting new challenges for employers and HR teams. Unlike traditional...
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March 5, 2026

Dismissal unfair due to flawed internal appeal process...

In the recent case of Milrine v DHL Services Ltd, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) considered the extent to which a defective...
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March 4, 2026

Government Consultation: new organisation‑wide thresh...

Government Consultation: New organisation‑wide threshold for collective redundancy obligations. The UK government has launched a...
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February 13, 2026

Employee claims in insolvency: no recovery of basic awa...

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has recently provided clarification on when an employee can recover a basic award for unfair...
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February 6, 2026

Indirect discrimination claims and TUPE

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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February 5, 2026

Updated timetable for Employment Rights Act changes...

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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Tile for Volunteer or worker? Court of Appeal clarifies coastguard status
February 3, 2026

Volunteer or worker? Court of Appeal clarifies coastgua...

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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February 3, 2026

Clarification on collective redundancy consultation dut...

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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Tile for April 2026: Changes to rates and limits for statutory payments
December 18, 2025

April 2026: Changes to rates and limits for statutory p...

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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December 17, 2025

Employment Rights Bill completed: Ping Pong is over...

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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December 16, 2025

Stronger systems for 2026: How in-house teams can close...

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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