United Kingdom: Employment and HR

Upcoming changes in the Employment Rights Act 2025 are set to increase the number of workplace investigations employers must conduct and heighten the risks of getting them wrong.

This monthly update examines critical regulatory changes affecting DC pension scheme trustees, including the Finance Act's introduction of inheritance tax on pension benefits from April 2027, new data protection complaint processes under...

The Government has issued a further round of consultations and other publications this month, confirming some of the likely detail on key reforms in the Employment Rights Act 2025 (ERA 2025). Points to note include...

From September 2026, UK financial services firms face a significant regulatory shift as new rules on Non-Financial Misconduct come into force, requiring workplace behaviours like bullying and harassment to be assessed under fitness and propriety standards. With the FCA investigating 76 cases of misconduct and enforcement actions expected, firms must now navigate complex overlaps between regulatory compliance...

The Government has issued a further round of consultations and other publications this month, confirming some of the likely detail on key reforms in the Employment Rights Act 2025 (ERA 2025). Points to note include...

Employment Tribunal claims have surged by 54% in Q3 2025 compared to the previous year, driven by increases in whistleblowing and discrimination cases, as well as AI-enabled claim preparation by unrepresented parties. With the Employment Rights Act 2025 provisions yet to take full effect and no significant investment in tribunal resources, the system faces mounting delays and cancellations that threaten workers' ability to enforce their rights.

Where certain alterations were to be made to the rules of occupational pension schemes that were contracted out between April 1997 and April 2016...

This monthly update examines critical regulatory changes affecting DC pension scheme trustees, including the Finance Act's introduction of inheritance tax on pension benefits from April 2027, new data protection complaint processes under...

Artificial intelligence has arrived, transforming industries and economies around the world. But as models begin to equalise and the debate moves from adoption to integration and scaling across organisations, concerns around bias and fairness risk being compounded.

Upcoming changes in the Employment Rights Act 2025 are set to increase the number of workplace investigations employers must conduct and heighten the risks of getting them wrong.

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

Employment Tribunal claims have surged by 54% in Q3 2025 compared to the previous year, driven by increases in whistleblowing and discrimination cases, as well as AI-enabled claim preparation by unrepresented parties. With the Employment Rights Act 2025 provisions yet to take full effect and no significant investment in tribunal resources, the system faces mounting delays and cancellations that threaten workers' ability to enforce their rights.