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- Date:
- 13 February 2026
- Type:
- Commentary and insights
Updated to detail the number of employment law reforms in the 289 pages of the Employment Rights Act.
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- Type:
- Employment law guide
Updated with a reference to Pal v Accenture, which confirmed how employee capability should be assessed.
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- Type:
- Employment law guide
Updated with a reference to Pal v Accenture, which explored the difference between “capability” and “some other substantial reason” dismissals.
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- Type:
- Calculators
Enhanced to reflect that the redundancy pay calculator has been updated with the predicted cap on a week’s pay effective from 6 April 2026.
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- Date:
- 10 December 2025
- Type:
- Podcasts and webinars
Drawing on our latest research data, Brightmine content managers Bar Huberman and Sheila Attwood set out the key priorities for HR and reward professionals in 2026. CEO Scott Walker also joins the podcast to discuss one of the key trends of recent years - AI in the workplace.
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- Date:
- 28 November 2025
- Type:
- News
The government will reduce the qualifying period for unfair dismissal from two years to six months, dropping Labour's longstanding manifesto commitment in the Employment Rights Bill to make it a day-one right.
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- Type:
- Employment law guide
This guide sets out the differences between the law on redundancy in Scotland compared with the rest of Great Britain (England and Wales).
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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.