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- Type:
- Legal timetable
The maximum amount of a week's pay for statutory redundancy pay and various tribunal awards generally increases on 6 April each year.
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- Type:
- Employment law guide
Updated with information on the Government’s consultation on the extended protection against dismissal for pregnant employees and those on, or returning from, family-related leave, introduced under the Employment Rights Bill.
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- Date:
- 8 October 2025
- Type:
- Commentary and insights
The Employment Rights Bill packs an imposing number of employment law reforms into its 330 pages. With Royal Assent imminent, we outline the key policies that you will need to update.
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- Type:
- Employment law guide
Updated to refer to Brooks v Leisure Employment Services Ltd, in which the EAT considered if engaging in a grievance procedure affirms the contract of employment.
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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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- 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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- Date:
- 30 July 2025
- Type:
- Podcasts and webinars
Join employment law specialist Darren Newman as he looks at employers' legal obligations and discusses specific scenarios where probationary periods commonly go wrong. Darren also looks at what employers can do now to prepare for the changes promised in the Employment Rights Bill.
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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:
- 18 July 2025
- Type:
- News
The House of Lords has voted for an amendment to the Employment Rights Bill that would replace day-one unfair dismissal rights with a six-month qualifying period.