Employment Law Review
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Employment rights
Employment rights
Issue 930
Acas consults on new flexible working Code as ERA reforms take shape
ACAS consults on a new Flexible Working Code under the Employment Rights Act 2025, setting out reasonableness tests, consultation duties and fairer decision-making for employers.
Employment rights
Weekly Issue 929
Can an individual employee be liable for a failure to make reasonable adjustments?
Employment Appeal Tribunal confirms individual employees may be personally liable for failures to make reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act 2010.
Employment rights
Weekly Issue 929
The Government responds to the consultation on bereavement leave and pregnancy loss
Government confirms a new day-one right to bereavement leave, including pregnancy loss before 24 weeks, giving employees up to two weeks' leave.
Employment rights
Weekly Issue 927
Extended Tribunal Deadlines Strengthen Access to Workplace Justice
Employment tribunal time limits will double from three to six months from October 2026, giving workers more time to bring unfair dismissal, discrimination and wage claims.
Employment rights
Weekly Issue 926
New and improved rights to time off and workplace facilities for trade union representatives
Employment Rights Act 2025 strengthens trade union rights, introducing statutory facilities, equality representatives and enhanced workplace protections.
Employment rights
Weekly Issue 925
Which Public Duties should be eligible for Time Off?
The government is consulting on reforms to workers' statutory right to time off for public duties, with proposals to widen access to civic roles.
Employment rights
Weekly issue 924
Government consults on revised tipping code to strengthen workers’ voice
The government is consulting on a revised tipping Code of Practice under the Employment Rights Act 2025, giving workers and unions a greater say in fair tip distribution.
Equality, discrimination and harassment
Weekly issue 924
Non-disclosure agreements (NDAs): Government consults on new restrictions under the Employment Rights Act 2025
Government consultation on NDA reforms under the Employment Rights Act 2025 could limit confidentiality clauses in workplace harassment and discrimination cases.
Employment rights
Weekly Issue 923
Government issues Technical report on Precarious Work and Economically Inactive Survey
Government survey reveals the impact of insecure work, low pay and zero-hours contracts, informing Employment Rights Act reforms and worker protections.
Employment rights
Weekly Issue 923
Unpaid Carers
Government consultation explores stronger rights for unpaid carers and parents of seriously ill children, including potential paid leave and job protections.
Employment rights
Weekly Issue 920
Does a worker have to request a right to be accompanied even if the employer does not tell them the purpose of the meeting?
Employment Appeal Tribunal confirms the right to be accompanied at a disciplinary hearing only arises when a worker makes a request, highlighting a key gap in workplace protections under section 10 of the Employment Relations Act 1999.
Employment rights
Weekly Issue 920
Enforcing holiday pay
Learn how the Employment Rights Act 2025 reforms holiday pay, employer record-keeping duties and new enforcement powers from 2027.