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- Type:
- Employment law guide
This guide sets out the differences between the law on employment tribunals and dispute resolution in Scotland compared with the rest of Great Britain (England and Wales).
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- Date:
- 6 November 2025
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- News
The window for entering early conciliation with Acas will be doubled from six to 12 weeks from next month.
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- Type:
- Legal timetable
The early conciliation period is increased from six to 12 weeks by the Employment Tribunals (Early Conciliation: Exemptions and Rules of Procedure) (Amendment) Regulations 2025.
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- Type:
- Policies and procedures
Updated to reflect that the Acas early conciliation period is increased to 12 weeks from 1 December 2025.
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- Date:
- 15 October 2025
- Type:
- News
Matthew Taylor has been appointed to lead the Fair Work Agency, the new body created from reforms in the Employment Rights Bill designed to protect workers from employers who flout minimum wage and other labour laws.
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- Type:
- Contract clauses
Updated to reflect current practice and changes to permitted disclosures under the Victims and Prisoners Act 2024, effective from 1 October 2025.
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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:
- 20 August 2025
- Type:
- News
A shift leader who worked at JD Wetherspoon for 22 years has won his claim for unfair dismissal after he was sacked without notice for mistakenly giving 50% staff discount to a colleague.
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- Type:
- Employment law guide
There are no recent updates to highlight.
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- Date:
- 25 June 2025
- Type:
- Commentary and insights
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.