Employment Rights Bill: Recognition

In its ‘New Deal’, Labour promised to introduce a new right for trade unions to ‘access workplaces in a regulated and responsible manner, for recruitment and organising purposes’ subject to the union giving appropriate notice and complying with the employer’s reasonable requests.

Ian Rice v Wicked Vision Limited [2025] EWCA Civ 1466:

An employee can claim automatically unfair dismissal against their employer for whistleblowing and at the same time claim for a detriment for a dismissal carried out by a co-worker.

Government Backs Down on Day One Unfair Dismissal Rights, Signals Shift on Compensation Cap

The government has confirmed it will abandon plans for day one unfair dismissal rights in the Employment Rights Bill. Find out more.