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Employment Update November 2025

The UK Government plans to introduce a number of significant changes to employment law under the Employment Rights Bill, which is currently making its way through Parliament.

United Kingdom Employment

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Travers Smith LLP

Legal And Operational Implications Of Reducing Assistant Headteacher Positions

As highlighted in a recent Schools Week article, Government ministers have suggested that the rising numbers of assistant heads could be targeted for cost-cutting as schools...

United Kingdom Employment

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Browne Jacobson

What's In The Employment Rights Bill?

Our latest dashboard breaks down what's in the Employment Rights Bill and what's not, showing how these reforms will transform employment law.

European Union Employment

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Lewis Silkin

Employment Rights Bill Consultations: Enhanced Dismissal Protections For Pregnant Women And New Mothers

The autumn wave of consultations related to the Employment Rights Bill has begun, with a consultation on enhancing dismissal protections for pregnant women and new mothers among the first four.

United Kingdom Employment

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Lewis Silkin

Getting Redundancy Right In Northern Ireland – Part 2: Navigating Collective Redundancies With Care

United Kingdom Employment

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Lewis Silkin

Employment Law: Insights For In-house Counsel - Autumn 2025

United Kingdom Employment

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Travers Smith LLP

What's In The Employment Rights Bill?

United Kingdom Employment

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Lewis Silkin

Collective Redundancies In The UK: HR1 Form Goes Digital

United Kingdom Employment

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Withers LLP

Redundancy Explained - Lawful Procedures

United Kingdom Employment

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Giambrone & Partners

How Do I Know That My Redundancy Is Legitimate?

United Kingdom Employment

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didlaw

Redundancy Or Restructure? Employment Law Trip Hazards In Construction Layoffs

United Kingdom Employment

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Herrington Carmichael

In The Pipeline - September 2025

United Kingdom Employment

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Travers Smith LLP

Thinking About Collective Redundancies? Watch Out For New Penalties And Uncertain Timings

United Kingdom Employment

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Lewis Silkin

Employment Rights Bill: What Don't We Know?

United Kingdom Employment

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Lewis Silkin

In-House Employment Lawyers Coffee Break: Episode 20 – In The Course Of Employment? (Podcast)

United Kingdom Employment

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Lewis Silkin

The Space: Mental Health And Wellbeing - Episode Two (Podcast)

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Gowling WLG

Culture & Compliance Chronicles: Boardroom Agility—Strategies For Modern Boards Managing Crises, Compliance & Collective Responsibility (Podcast)

United Kingdom Commercial

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Ropes & Gray LLP

Navigating Employment Investigations: What Are The Key Steps? (Podcast)

United Kingdom Employment

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Mayer Brown

UK Immigration Update – Indefinite Leave To Remain ILR After 10 Years Residence

United Kingdom Immigration

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Thaxted Legal

Share Incentive Plans (SIPs)

A Share Incentive Plan (SIP) is a government-approved, all-employee share scheme designed to allow companies to offer shares to their employees...

United Kingdom Employment

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Lewis Silkin

Neurodivergence, Discrimination Comparators, Privileged Documents In The Wrong Hands, And A News Round-up

Our employment law update for July covers cases about legal principles tribunals must consider when analysing the ‘substantial adverse...

United Kingdom Employment

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

TUPE Takeaways: Top Tips When Restructuring Your Business

In this TUPE takeaways insight, we consider top tips for both transferors and transferees when restructuring a business.

United Kingdom Employment

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Lewis Silkin

Government Publishes Timetable For Implementing The Employment Rights Bill

The Government has set out a timetable or so-called "roadmap" for the implementation of the Employment Rights Bill (ERB). While the roadmap states that the Government is determined to implement...

United Kingdom Employment

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Wrigleys Solicitors

Fair Redundancy Requires Reasonable Efforts To Identify Alternative Employment For At Risk Employee

United Kingdom Employment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

What's In The Employment Rights Bill?

United Kingdom Employment

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Lewis Silkin

The Road Ahead For The UK Employment Rights Bill: Latest Developments And Next Steps

United Kingdom Employment

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Addleshaw Goddard

Employment Update July 2025 (Podcast)

United Kingdom Employment

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Travers Smith LLP

Redundancy And Unfair Dismissal: Your Duty To Try And Find Alternative Employment

United Kingdom Employment

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Higgs LLP

ThinkHouse TUPE Club: Key Questions On A Service Provision Change (Video)

United Kingdom Employment

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Gowling WLG

UK Employment Rights Bill: Key Dates For Consultation And Implementation Of The Bill

United Kingdom Employment

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Withers LLP

When Will The Employment Rights Bill Be Implemented?

United Kingdom Employment

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Lewis Silkin

Redundancy And Alternative Employment, Disability, Offensive Language, And A News Roundup

United Kingdom Employment

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

UK Employment Appeal Tribunal Clarifies Employer Obligations In A Redundancy

United Kingdom Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

UK Employment Rights Bill: Key Dates For Consultation And Implementation Of The Bill

Employers may welcome the announcement that the 'Day One' right not to be unfairly dismissed is not expected to be introduced until an as yet unspecified date in 2027.

United Kingdom Employment

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Withers LLP

When Will The Employment Rights Bill Be Implemented?

Day one unfair dismissal rights will not take effect until 2027 while most key employment law changes will happen in 2026 - according to the government's new roadmap...

United Kingdom Employment

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Lewis Silkin

Redundancy And Alternative Employment, Disability, Offensive Language, And A News Roundup

Our employment law update for June covers a redundancy case highlighting the importance of considering alternative employment, and a case where an employee attempted...

United Kingdom Employment

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

UK Employment Appeal Tribunal Clarifies Employer Obligations In A Redundancy

The United Kingdom's Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) ruling in Hendy Group Ltd v Mr D Kennedy [2024] EAT 106 acts as a clear reminder to employers of their obligations when handling redundancies.

United Kingdom Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

In Simple Terms & Numbers: The Latest Changes To Employment Law

United Kingdom Employment

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Square One

The Latest Uprating Of Statutory Rates And Limits In The UK

New rates and limits for unfair dismissal compensation, redundancy payments and statutory pay for family leave have been announced from 6 April 2025.

United Kingdom Employment

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Withers LLP

Key Changes To The UK Employment Rights Bill As It Passes To The House Of Lords

Numerous amendments have been suggested to the UK Employment Rights Bill as it has been debated in the House of Commons. We outline the measures that are supported by the Government and some...

United Kingdom Employment

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Withers LLP

Rates And Limits For Employment Law

Various employment-related rates and limits change every year, usually in April. Here's our at-a-glance table of the current key figures.

United Kingdom Employment

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Lewis Silkin

Amendments To The Employment Rights Bill (And Other Recent Developments)

In October last year, the Employment Rights Bill (the Bill) was published by the Labour government, signalling the biggest overhaul of employment legislation in a generation. The Bill is currently making its way through...

United Kingdom Employment

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Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

Progress Of The UK Employment Rights Bill: Amendments And Move To The House Of Lords

United Kingdom Employment

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Addleshaw Goddard

Neonatal Care Leave And Pay In Force From 6 April 2025 In Great Britain: Are You Prepared?

United Kingdom Employment

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Addleshaw Goddard

Employment Rights Bill Unpacked: Collective Redundancies

United Kingdom Employment

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Lewis Silkin

What's In The Employment Rights Bill?

United Kingdom Employment

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Lewis Silkin

The Employment Edit – Issue 10 – March 2025

United Kingdom Employment

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Dechert

Amendments To The Employment Rights Bill

United Kingdom Employment

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Devonshires

Working Mothers: Workplace Travel Requirements Do Not Automatically Amount To Indirect Discrimination

United Kingdom Employment

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Employment Update - March 2025

United Kingdom Employment

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Travers Smith LLP

Employment Rights Bill Amendments Published

United Kingdom Employment

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Lewis Silkin

Maternity Leave And Pay

United Kingdom Employment

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Lewis Silkin

Menopause And The Workplace

United Kingdom Employment

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Higgs LLP

UK Employment Rights Bill: What Employers Need To Know About The Proposed Changes To Collective Redundancies

United Kingdom Employment

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Littler Mendelson

CFO Dive: Meta, Microsoft, Workday Join Latest Wave Of Tech Layoffs

United Kingdom Employment

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AlixPartners

UK Employment Developments 2025

United Kingdom Employment

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A&O Shearman

Business As Usual? The Illusive Remedy Of Re-engagement In Unfair Dismissal Claims

United Kingdom Employment

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Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

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Preparing For Tomorrow – Labour's Manifesto And The Next Five Years In Employment Law (Video)

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IBB Law

Negotiating Settlement Agreements (Video)

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Tees Law

Settlement Agreements For Employers – A Complete Guide

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Waterfront Solicitors LLP

Workforce Planning: Unintended Risks And Consequences (Video)

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DMH Stallard

Mid-year UK Employment Review 2020 - Overview Of What Is A Redundancy And Who Is Redundant Post COVID-19 (Video)

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Gowling WLG

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