The Department for Business and Trade has launched a consultation under the “Make Work Pay” initiative, seeking views on proposed legislation to strengthen dismissal protections for pregnant women and new mothers. The consultation is open until 15 January 2026, and forms part of the wider Employment Rights Bill currently progressing through Parliament.
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The Department for Business and Trade has launched a consultation under the Employment Rights Bill to introduce a new statutory entitlement to bereavement leave, including for pregnancy loss before 24 weeks. The consultation is open until 15 January 2026 and seeks views from employers, legal professionals, trade unions, charities, and individuals with lived experience.
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On 23 October 2025, the UK government published four consultation papers under its “Make Work Pay” agenda. Two of the consultations are regarding proposals in the Employment Rights Bill on trade unions: seeking views on a proposed new legal duty for employers to inform workers of their right to join a trade union and the
On 9 September 2025, the Competition and Markets Authority published guidance on Competing for talent, setting out cases where businesses may breach competition law through hiring employees and/or setting their employment T&Cs, including in relation to pay. The guide outlines what businesses can do to avoid breaking the law when working to recruit and
The UK government’s Employment Rights Bill is advancing through the parliamentary process quickly and is expected to become law in the next few weeks. One of the key changes to be implemented is an increase to the maximum financial penalty which can be imposed if an employer fails to comply with collective redundancy consultation rules.
Two legislative developments propose changes to non-disclosure agreements and confidentiality agreements. This blog outlines the background to these changes, explains what they mean in practice, and offers guidance for employers on how to respond.
In this latest blog in our Mansion House series, we consider what trustees newly empowered to distribute surplus when the Pension Schemes Bill comes into force will first need to consider. Whatever the statutory framework, there will normally be competing possible uses of surplus, and charting a way through competing claims while meeting their fiduciary
In the recent case of Commissioners for HM Revenue and Customs v Taylors Services Ltd (dissolved) and ors, CA , the Court of Appeal has upheld the decision that time spent travelling from home to various locations is not ‘time work’ for the purposes of Reg 30 of the National Minimum Wage Regulations 2015 (NMW
L’intelligence artificielle (IA) s’invite progressivement dans nos vies professionnelles, que ce soit dans le recrutement, la gestion des ressources humaines, l’automatisation des tâches ou la prise de décision. Les salariés utilisent l’IA afin d’améliorer leur efficacité, ou pour les aider dans des tâches rébarbatives, et souvent sans que leur hiérarchie en soit informée.
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