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  • On your radar

    Date:
    26 June 2025

    Updated to include information about the progress of the Employment Rights Bill in the House of Lords. 

  • Employment Rights Bill essentials: Preparing for the Fair Work Agency (FWA)

    Date:
    25 June 2025

    The Government proposes to establish a single, consolidated enforcement body, the Fair Work Agency (FWA), to monitor and enforce core employment rights. The FWA is intended to create a more predictable, accessible and robust framework, addressing long-standing criticisms of fragmentation and inefficiency in the current system.

  • Mythbusting: Third-party harassment liability and tribunal awards

    Date:
    23 June 2025

    Will the introduction of third-party harassment liability for employers lead to pub-goers being banned from discussing contentious subjects over a pint? And do employers really have little to fear from the risk of a tribunal claim in terms of ultimate compensation awards? Stephen Simpson sets out to bust some employment law myths.

  • From wellbeing washing to proactive prevention: How HR can tackle the burnout crisis

    Date:
    17 June 2025

    Burnout isn't just a buzzword - it's a workplace crisis. More than 10 million UK employees are off work due to burnout each year. According to MetLife, this costs businesses over £700 million in sick days. As HR professionals, leaders and people managers, says Debbie Kleiner, it's time we stopped relying on yoga and helplines as surface-level fixes and tackled the root causes head-on.

  • AI fundamentals: Workforce planning, predictive analytics and ethical AI implementation

    Date:
    13 June 2025

    AI-powered HR tools are revolutionising workforce planning, enabling organisations to predict talent needs, optimise resource allocation and drive strategic decision-making. But as AI becomes increasingly embedded in HR processes, concerns around ethics, transparency and bias must be addressed, says Tessa Hilson-Greener.

  • Mythbusting: Constructive dismissal claims

    Date:
    27 May 2025

    Constructive dismissal claims are commonly misunderstood and misrepresented, as typified by the headlines attracted by two recent employment tribunal judgments. Stephen Simpson indulges in a little mythbusting.

  • Mind the gap: How are countries implementing the EU Pay Transparency Directive?

    Date:
    21 May 2025

    All EU member states have until 7 June 2026 to transpose the provisions of the EU Pay Transparency Directive into national law. With new rules on reporting, affected employers will be required to submit gender pay gap reports by 6 June 2027, based on 2026 data. With the clock ticking, employers operating in the EU need to take decisive action and prepare for the new rules.

  • Employment Rights Bill essentials: Managing zero hours workers

    Date:
    15 May 2025

    The policy intent behind the measures relating to zero and low hours workers in the Employment Rights Bill is to end one-sided flexibility and "exploitative zero hours contracts". This does not mean that there will be an outright ban on such contracts. What it does mean is that there will now be a legislative framework, the intention behind which is to deliver a better level of predictability and security for workers. Barrister and mediator Alison Frazer looks at the practical implications for HR.

  • The definition of a woman: The legal meaning and practical implications of the Supreme Court ruling

    Date:
    1 May 2025

    Headlines were made - and both celebrations and protests were staged - when the Supreme Court ruled that the legal definition of a woman under the Equality Act 2010 is based on biological sex. Darren Newman explains the legal background and explores some of the practical implications for organisations.

  • Supreme Court ruling and EHRC latest: How should HR respond?

    Date:
    1 May 2025

    Earlier this month, the Supreme Court ruled that the legal definition of a woman, according to the Equality Act 2010, is based on biological sex.

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