With the Employment Rights Bill nearing the end of its journey through Parliament, Laura Merrylees, senior legal editor at Brightmine, is joined by Nick Chronias, a partner at DAC Beachcroft, to discuss the Bill's many trade union-related changes.
We have launched two new topics covering Northern Irish employment law and Scottish employment law, to help our users with locations there to keep track of any differences in legislation.
This guide sets out the differences between the law on trade unions and industrial action in Scotland compared with the rest of Great Britain (England and Wales).
This guide sets out the differences between the law on information and consultation in Scotland compared with the rest of Great Britain (England and Wales).
Updated to refer to the consultations on trade unions' right of access and the duty to inform workers of their right to join a trade union, published on 23 October 2025.