Tipping practices have been subject to close focus in recent years. For workers in certain sectors, such as hospitality and leisure, tips, gratuities and service charges (which will be referred to as “tips” only in the remainder of this article) can be an important part of overall income; for customers, tips are usually paid on
The Employment Rights Act 2025 (ERA 2025) introduces significant changes to trade union law. The government has recently published its proposals regarding the prohibition of detrimental treatment related to industrial action, and the introduction of electronic and workplace balloting for industrial action.
Protection Against Detriment for Taking Industrial Action
The ERA 2025 introduced Section 236A
On 2 June 2026, the government published its consultation on reforms to zero hours contracts: Make Work Pay: ending one-sided flexibility – reforms of zero hours and similar contracts.
The reforms which are contained in the Employment Rights Act 2025 (ERA 2025) have not yet taken effect. Regulations are required to outline key details
On 15 April 2026, the government launched a consultation on regulations to prevent the misuse of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) in cases of workplace harassment or discrimination.
NDAs
NDAs are formal agreements or clauses used to keep information confidential by preventing disclosure. Historically, they have been used to protect commercial data, trade secrets and sensitive business
The UK government has published a consultation on a draft statutory Code of Practice on trade unions’ right of access to workplaces. The draft Code of Practice was published on 8 April 2026, with the consultation closing on 20 May 2026. These proposals signal a fundamental shift in the landscape of trade union access —
From 6 April 2026, the Employment Rights Act 2025 (the Act) will place a new duty on employers to create and retain records that are adequate to show they comply with statutory holiday entitlement rules, covering both leave taken and the pay associated with it.
The Act inserts a new regulation 16A into the Working
At the beginning of February, the government published an updated timeline for implementation of the Employment Rights Act 2025 (the Act). In addition, five further consultation papers relating to changes in the Act were published. In this post, we look at the changes to the timetable and consider the consultation papers and what this means