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Increased UK Harassment Liability From October 2026: Is Your Business Ready?

October 2026 will mark a fundamental shift in UK workplace harassment law, significantly raising the stakes for employers and reinforcing a broader move away from reactive complaint handling towards proactive prevention, governance...

United Kingdom Employment

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Littler Mendelson

HR Briefing - January 2026

Welcome to this month's briefing for HR teams and in-house employment counsel – bringing you this month's employment law highlights in an easy-to-read package.

United Kingdom Employment

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Macfarlanes LLP

Removal Of The Statutory Cap On Unfair Dismissal: Implications For Private Capital Managers

The Employment Rights Act 2025 represents one of the most significant overhauls of UK employment law in a generation. It covers a wide range of issues...

United Kingdom Employment

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Macfarlanes LLP

What's New In Employment Law: April 2026

Each month we pull together the employment law updates that matter most to HR professionals and in-house lawyers, in plain English.

United Kingdom Employment

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Womble Bond Dickinson

Employment Tribunal Claims Are Rising Rapidly And That’s Before Most Of The New Employment Rights Act 2025 Provisions Come Into Effect!

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didlaw

United Kingdom Employment

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Lewis Silkin

Can Only Workers Be Whistleblowers? MacLennan v The British Psychological Society

United Kingdom Employment

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Whistleblowing - who decides what’s in the public interest? Elena Bibescu v Jenners

United Kingdom Employment

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

From Findings To Fixes: Closing The Loop On Investigations

European Union Employment

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NAVEX

How To Protect Whistleblowers And Your Organization At The Same Time

European Union Employment

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NAVEX

Signals Show Heightened Stress On Workplace Cultures

United Kingdom Employment

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NAVEX

Darlington v London Borough Of Islington - Can You Settle Tomorrow's Whistleblowing Claims Today?

United Kingdom Employment

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Consistency Is The Spine Of A Defensible Investigation

United Kingdom Employment

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NAVEX

Employment Essentials: Employment Law Changes 2026 And Beyond

United Kingdom Employment

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Gowling WLG

Navigating Reputational Risk In Family Offices (Video)

United Kingdom Privacy

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Withers LLP

What Is US Trade Dress Law And How Does It Apply To The World Of Fashion? (Podcast)

United Kingdom International

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HGF Ltd

Síobhra Rush Speaks To RTÉ News On The Rights And Responsibilities In Taking Time Off Work (Video)

United Kingdom Employment

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Lewis Silkin

Travers Smith's Sustainability Insights: Reporting Requirements Still Shifting

United Kingdom Commercial

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Travers Smith LLP

A Global View Of International Arbitration Trends With Gary Born (Podcast)

United Kingdom Litigation

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WilmerHale

Whistleblowing Dismissals And "Detriment" Claims: What Employers Should Learn From Recent Court Of Appeal Decisions

Whistleblowing concerns rarely arrive in a convenient form. They can be raised by a long-serving employee who feels genuinely uneasy about something they have witnessed, or by someone already in conflict with management who frames workplace grievances as wrongdoing.

United Kingdom Employment

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Buckles Law

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

A number of provisions in the Employment Rights Act 2025 ('ERA 2025') are coming into force on 6 April 2026. We set out the key changes.

United Kingdom Employment

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Withers LLP

UK Employment Law Changes In April 2026: Six Things HR Should Know

The Employment Rights Act 2025 marks a new era for UK employment law, with far reaching implications for HR professionals and businesses.

United Kingdom Employment

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Addleshaw Goddard

The Pensions Brief: January 2026

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has published revised guidance on scheme administration. Targeted at trustees and scheme managers, the guidance provides practical steps to ensure high-quality administration...

United Kingdom Employment

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Mayer Brown

Employment Rights Act– What Does It Mean For Employers?

United Kingdom Employment

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Travers Smith LLP

Employment Rights Act 2025 – Key Points Employers Need To Know Now

United Kingdom Employment

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Wrigleys Solicitors

In The Pipeline - December 2025

United Kingdom Employment

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Travers Smith LLP

Employment Rights Bill Ping Pong Continues, With The House Of Lords Rejecting The Government's Plans To Remove The Unfair Dismissal Compensation Cap

United Kingdom Employment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

New HMRC Reward Scheme For Whistleblowers Introduced

United Kingdom Tax

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Macfarlanes LLP

Non-disclosure Agreements (NDAs) In Workplace Harassment And Discrimination Situations

United Kingdom Employment

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Lewis Silkin

Government Wants To Abolish The Cap On Unfair Dismissal Compensation: What Employers Need To Know

United Kingdom Employment

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Lewis Silkin

Government U-turns On Day One Unfair Dismissal Rights - But Adds Compensation Hike?

United Kingdom Employment

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Lewis Silkin

Whistleblowing Claims: The Detriment Of Dismissal

United Kingdom Employment

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Wrigleys Solicitors

Whistleblowing Detriment vs. Dismissal: The Court Of Appeal Gives Its Verdict

United Kingdom Employment

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Browne Jacobson

Government Wants To Abolish The Cap On Unfair Dismissal Compensation: What Employers Need To Know

As we wrote about last week, the government has decided to step back from "day one" unfair dismissal protection and will instead set a six‑month qualifying period.

United Kingdom Employment

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Lewis Silkin

Government U-turns On Day One Unfair Dismissal Rights - But Adds Compensation Hike?

Just as the Employment Rights Bill seemed stuck in parliamentary ping pong, a dramatic U-turn on the government's manifesto promise of day one unfair dismissal rights looks set to smooth its passage to the statute book.

United Kingdom Employment

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Lewis Silkin

Whistleblowing Claims: The Detriment Of Dismissal

Liability for dismissal detriment does not extend to the line manager who did not dismiss.

United Kingdom Employment

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Wrigleys Solicitors

Whistleblowing Detriment vs. Dismissal: The Court Of Appeal Gives Its Verdict

In the joined cases of Rice v Wicked Vision Ltd and Barton Turns Developments Ltd v Treadwell [2025] EWCA Civ 1466, the Court of Appeal has reviewed the scope...

United Kingdom Employment

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Browne Jacobson

Employment Law Bulletin - September 2025

United Kingdom Employment

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Wrigleys Solicitors

Workplace Sexual Harassment Law: What's Changed For Employers One Year On?

This week marks one year since a new legal duty landed on every employer's desk across the UK, changing how organisations must tackle sexual harassment at work.

United Kingdom Employment

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Browne Jacobson

Whistleblowing Protection And Liability Of Innocent Decision Makers

In the case of Henderson v GCRM Ltd & Ors [2025] EAT 136, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) considered whether the Jhuti principle extends to detriment claims under section...

United Kingdom Employment

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Browne Jacobson

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

In this episode of Employment and Benefits Unpacked, Chris Fisher, head of Mayer Brown's UK Employment and Benefits Group, and Hagen Köckeritz...

United Kingdom Employment

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Mayer Brown

How To Earn Trust For AI In Whistleblowing And Compliance Programs

By now we've all heard about the transformative (and disruptive) powers of artificial intelligence (AI). Though AI has been around for many years, its recent rise to everyday use and contributions to swift innovation...

United Kingdom Technology

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NAVEX

UK Employment Rights Bill: What Employers Need To Know About NDA Restrictions And Other Changes To Harassment Laws

United Kingdom Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Whistleblowers Are Protected From Suffering A Detriment After Termination Of Employment

United Kingdom Employment

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Wrigleys Solicitors

Employment Update September 2025

United Kingdom Employment

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Travers Smith LLP

Public Matters: August 2025

United Kingdom Employment

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Browne Jacobson

Whistleblowing Protection: Disclosures To External Investigators

United Kingdom Employment

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Browne Jacobson

EAT Rules That Whistleblowing To External Investigator Was Protected

United Kingdom Employment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Strike Down Of Strike Out Orders

United Kingdom Employment

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Lewis Silkin

Eye On Economic Crime: Transformation Of The UK Fraud Prevention Landscape

United Kingdom Criminal

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Mayer Brown

UK FCA Plans For Tackling Non-financial Misconduct: Next Steps

United Kingdom Finance

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A&O Shearman

Employment Law Across The Globe: What's Happened And What's Coming Up?

Worldwide Employment

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Lewis Silkin

Analysis: Why Are Whistleblowers Important?

United Kingdom Employment

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NAVEX

Regional Whistleblowing & Incident Management Benchmark Report

United Kingdom Employment

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NAVEX

Employment Appeal Tribunal: External HR Consultants Can Be Personally Liable When Acting As Agents Of The Employer

United Kingdom Employment

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Devonshires

A Wind Of Change Is Blowing: The Office Of The Whistleblower Bill

United Kingdom Employment

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Devonshires

When Should Companies Self-report? The SFO's Recent Guidance Is Just One Piece Of A Larger Puzzle

United Kingdom Commercial

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Macfarlanes LLP

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Whistleblowing Podcast: Key Developments And Issues For Financial Services Firms

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Whistleblowing – Bringing You Up To Speed (Video)

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Gowling WLG

EU Whistleblowing Directive Part 2 (Video)

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Safecall

Are You Prepared For The EU Whistleblowing Directive (Video)

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Safecall

Whistleblowing - Employment, Labour & Equalities Update

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Gowling WLG

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