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UK Collective Redundancy Reform: Widening The Consultation Net

Large and multi-site employers face a broader collective consultation net, as the government consults on a new organisation wide threshold, favouring a single fixed number of dismissals.

United Kingdom Employment

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A&O Shearman

What's In The Employment Rights Act?

Our dashboard breaks down what's in the Employment Rights Act, showing how these reforms will transform employment law.

United Kingdom Employment

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Lewis Silkin

Paternity Leave For A Bereaved Partner – BPPL

The draft Bereaved Partner's Paternity Leave (BPPL) Regulations 2026 were laid before Parliament on 15 January 2025 and will come into force on 6 April 2026...

United Kingdom Employment

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didlaw

Government Consults On Collective Redundancy Thresholds

Employers proposing 20+ redundancies at one establishment within a period of 90 days must go through a process of collective consultation before making any redundancies.

United Kingdom Employment

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Lewis Silkin

In Force From April 2026: Changes To Collective Redundancy, Paternity And Parental Leave, SSP And Whistleblowing Reforms

United Kingdom Employment

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Withers LLP

Key Changes To Employment Laws Under The New UK Employment Rights Act 2025

United Kingdom Employment

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Jones Day

Collective Redundancies

United Kingdom Employment

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Lewis Silkin

When Must Employers Consult Collectively On Redundancy And Change Of Terms Dismissals?

United Kingdom Employment

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Wrigleys Solicitors

Employment Rights Act 2025: Key Changes From April 2026

United Kingdom Employment

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Rothera Bray

Unfair Dismissal Under The Employment Rights Bill

United Kingdom Employment

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Buckles Law

What's New In Employment Law: February 2026

United Kingdom Employment

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Womble Bond Dickinson

What's In The Employment Rights Act?

United Kingdom Employment

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Lewis Silkin

What Is Quiet Cutting, And What Can I Do About It?

United Kingdom Employment

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didlaw

How Will The Employment Rights Act 2025 Impact On The Use Of Fixed Term And Casual Contracts In Schools?

United Kingdom Employment

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Wrigleys Solicitors

Pensions Playbook: Investing In The UK (Podcast)

United Kingdom Employment

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Mayer Brown

Five Governance Essentials To Reduce False Claims Act Risk

United Kingdom Commercial

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AlixPartners

Divorce And Privacy: How Can I Protect My Personal Information? (Video)

United Kingdom Privacy

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Withers LLP

Banking Litigation Podcast Episode 58: Monthly Update – January/February 2026

United Kingdom Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Protecting Innovation From Hackers Explained (Video)

United Kingdom Technology

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Marks & Clerk

Employment: To The Point (January 2026)

This January 2026 edition focuses on the employment law reforms coming into force in April 2026 and what businesses can do to prepare. Our Employment Rights Act tracker will keep you up to date...

United Kingdom Employment

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Addleshaw Goddard

EAT Rules On Trigger For Collective Redundancy Consultation

The EAT has ruled that first instance tribunals have been wrong to interpret a judgment of the European Court of Justice on EU law as impacting the trigger...

United Kingdom Employment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

New Decision Gives Leeway To Employers On Collective Redundancies

In some rare good news for employers, a new Employment Appeal Tribunal decision says that employers do not have to take into account past dismissals...

United Kingdom Employment

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Lewis Silkin

UK Employment Rights Act 2025: Key Reforms, Timeline, And Practical Considerations For Employers

The UK's Employment Rights Act 2025 (ERA), which received Royal Assent on 18 December 2025, introduces wide-ranging reforms to UK employment law.

United Kingdom Employment

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Major Reforms For UK Employment Law: ERA 2025

United Kingdom Employment

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Proskauer Rose LLP

Employment Rights Act– What Does It Mean For Employers?

United Kingdom Employment

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Travers Smith LLP

Navigating The New European Works Council Directive: Essential Insights For Multinational Employers (Update)

United Kingdom Employment

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Lewis Silkin

Employment Winter Newsletter 2025

United Kingdom Employment

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Travers Smith LLP

Employment Rights Bill: Where Has It Landed?

United Kingdom Employment

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Lewis Silkin

Employment Rights Act Timeline

United Kingdom Employment

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Lewis Silkin

Unfair Dismissal Rights: What Employers Need To Know As The Government Moves To A Six-month Qualifying Period

United Kingdom Employment

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Buckles Law

Post-termination Rights And Share Options

United Kingdom Employment

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Buckles Law

United Kingdom: Employment – 2025 Highlights And 2026 Outlook

United Kingdom Employment

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Mayer Brown

Keeping Redundancy Fair When AI Is At The Table

United Kingdom Employment

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Lewis Silkin

Unfair Dismissal Rights: What Employers Need To Know As The Government Moves To A Six-month Qualifying Period

For more than a decade, employers have worked on the assumption that ordinary unfair dismissal rights do not arise until an employee completes two years' continuous service.

United Kingdom Employment

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Buckles Law

Post-termination Rights And Share Options

Disputes about share options rarely arise while the employment relationship is healthy.

United Kingdom Employment

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Buckles Law

United Kingdom: Employment – 2025 Highlights And 2026 Outlook

This year has seen some changes in the United Kingdom for employers and, most significantly, has given us an insight into the many changes and likely challenges ahead in light of the current...

United Kingdom Employment

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Mayer Brown

Keeping Redundancy Fair When AI Is At The Table

Employers are facing a new wave of AI assisted challenges in already challenging redundancy exercises.

United Kingdom Employment

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Lewis Silkin

Employment: To The Point (November 2025)

Worldwide Employment

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Addleshaw Goddard

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

Redundancies in Northern Ireland are reaching their highest level in almost five years. Getting a collective redundancy process right has never been more important.

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

LS

Lewis Silkin

Employment Rights Bill: What Don't We Know?

United Kingdom Employment

LS

Lewis Silkin

Share Incentive Plans (SIPs)

United Kingdom Employment

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Lewis Silkin

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

United Kingdom Employment

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

TUPE Takeaways: Top Tips When Restructuring Your Business

United Kingdom Employment

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Lewis Silkin

Government Publishes Timetable For Implementing The Employment Rights Bill

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

LS

Lewis Silkin

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