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Professional services firms (accountancy, consultancy, law, architecture, engineering) typically have lower overall exposure to the Employment Rights Act 2025 than operational sectors. But the changes to unfair dismissal, fire-and-rehire, and SSP still create specific risks, particularly for firms that have relied on informal management approaches. The change What it means for you What you need [...]
Every employer in the country needs to update their sickness absence policy this year. This applies to every employer, in every sector, of every size. Starting April 2026, two significant changes to Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) will take effect: - The three waiting days will be abolished. SSP will now be payable from day one [...]
The Employment Rights Act 2025 received Royal Assent on 18 December 2025. It introduced a package of over 28 employment reforms with implementation to be staged across 2026 and 2027 with much of the 2025 Act awaiting further consultation and secondary legislation. Given its breadth, scale and complexity, the 2025 Act is a substantial shift [...]
The Government has recently announced a significant proposal aimed at reforming the use of confidentiality clauses—commonly referred to as non-disclosure agreements (NDAs)—in the context of discrimination allegations. This initiative seeks to address longstanding concerns regarding the misuse of such clauses to silence victims and conceal unlawful conduct within workplaces and other institutions. Key Features of [...]
Employee statutory payments are due to increase from April 2025. These statutory payments include sickness, maternity, adoption, paternity and bereavement. Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) will rise from £116.75 to £118.75 per week, with a qualifying threshold of £125 per week. Under the Employment Rights Bill, SSP will become payable from the first day of sickness [...]
Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has published important guidance on sexual harassment and harassment at work. This includes an eight-step guide for employers to help them to comply with the new duty to take reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment at work. The government introduced new sections into the Equality Act which now requires [...]
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been an area of study for a number of decades and the tools and technologies that harness it have been commonplace for a number of years. Generative AI (GenAI) tools are now dominating global headlines with a particular focus on the widely used GenAI tool, Chat GPT from OpenAI. Chat GPT [...]
TUPE The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (‘TUPE’) apply where: A business transfer occurs e.g. a business is sold to a new owner or another organization; or A service provision change occurs, e.g. activities that were previously carried out by a business in-house are contracted out or activities that were previously subcontracted [...]
The Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Act 2023 Employers are already prohibited from harassing their employees who are protected under section 40 of the Equality Act 2010. In June 2022, the Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Bill 2022-23 was introduced. The Bill proposed to reintroduce third party liability, which previously protected [...]
Following my interview with ITV News Meridian on weight discrimination, I set out below my interview questions together with my full response to those questions. Please contact me if you would like further guidance or need help managing an obese worker. How easy is it at the moment for people to take legal action against [...]
