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- Type:
- Legal timetable
Updated to reflect that extended protection against dismissal for taking industrial action will come into force on 18 February 2026.
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- Type:
- Employment law guide
Updated to reflect that the Employment Rights Bill received Royal Assent on 18 December 2025.
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- Type:
- Legal timetable
Updated to reflect that the Employment Rights Bill received Royal Assent on 18 December 2025.
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- Type:
- Legal timetable
Updated to reflect that the Employment Rights Bill received Royal Assent on 18 December 2025.
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- Type:
- Employment law guide
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).
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- Date:
- 22 October 2025
- Type:
- News
Nearly two-thirds of employers (62%) believe the UK is entering a new, more unstable period of employee relations, up from 53% in 2022, according to research from the CIPD
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- Date:
- 30 July 2025
- Type:
- Podcasts and webinars
Shantha David, head of legal services at UNISON, joins the podcast to talk about the impact of the Employment Rights Bill on trade union rights, fire and rehire practices and more.
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- Date:
- 17 April 2025
- Type:
- Podcasts and webinars
In October 2024 the Government launched a major overhaul of employment law in the form of the Employment Rights Bill. A number of important amendments have been introduced since the proposed legislation was first published. Stephen Simpson, principal editor at Brightmine, joins the podcast to provide an update and help HR departments prepare for the changes.
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- Date:
- 24 October 2024
- Type:
- Podcasts and webinars
In this webinar, Brightmine legal editors Stephen Simpson and Zeba Sayed explain what the changes are going to be, what employers can do now to begin preparing and the potential timelines for implementation.
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- Date:
- 24 October 2024
- Type:
- News
With the new government rolling back key sections of the 1992 and 2016 Trade Union acts, some employers may be nervous about a potential power shift towards employees. But, finds Adam McCulloch, the newly launched consultation on the proposals puts the focus more on modernisation and streamlining processes than on absolute rights.
