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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:
- Employment law guide
Updated to make reference to Saul & Co v Rashbrook, which clarified the general interpretation of express terms in employment contracts.
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- Date:
- 18 September 2025
- Type:
- News
MPs have rejected amendments to the Employment Rights Bill tabled by the House of Lords, which the government said would have weakened the Bill, including watering down the day one right to protection from unfair dismissal and limiting those able to benefit from the ban on 'exploitative' zero hours contracts.
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- Type:
- Legal timetable
Non-disclosure agreements will be unenforceable where they seek to prevent victims of crime from disclosing information for certain purposes, including accessing confidential advice and support.
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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:
- 28 July 2025
- Type:
- News
The TUC has today (Monday) told Conservative and Liberal Democrat peers in the House of Lords to 'stop trying to block' stronger rights for millions of workers.
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- Date:
- 10 July 2025
- Type:
- News
Fire and rehire proposals in the Employment Rights Bill are being amended by ministers to offer employers slightly more leeway.
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- Date:
- 18 June 2025
- Type:
- News
Employers and agencies who hire summer staff must remember their pension obligations, the regulator has warned.
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- Type:
- Employment law guide
Updated to reflect the Department of the Economy's response to the Good Jobs Employment Rights Bill consultation relating to proposed reforms to zero-hours contracts, written employment terms and protections against “fire and rehire” practices in Northern Ireland.
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- Type:
- Employment law guide
This guide illustrates when a contract of employment can be terminated by mutual consent, whereby the employer and employee come to a mutual agreement to end the employment relationship or frustrated, whereby an unforeseen event - typically the employee's prolonged ill health, the employee's death, or a lengthy imprisonment - disrupts the performance of the contract of employment.