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- Date:
- 4 September 2026
- Type:
- News
The Fair Work Agency has named and shamed 658 employers, including B&Q, Five Guys and some NHS trusts, for national minimum wage (NMW) underpayments. More than £4.2 million has been returned to more than 27,600 workers who had been denied the pay they were legally owed, with penalties totalling £7 million issued to the employers responsible.
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- Date:
- 1 September 2026
- Type:
- Editor's choice
The Brightmine survey on pay forecasts for 2027 is now open to complete.
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- Type:
- Employment law guide
HMRC has updated its advisory fuel rates for company cars, effective from 1 September 2026. Employers must use these new rates when reimbursing business travel or recovering the cost of private fuel use.
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- Type:
- Quick reference
Updated to include dates for November 2026 including Men’s Mental Health Awareness Month, National Career Development Month, International Men's Day, UK Disability History Month, Transgender Day of Remembrance and International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.
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- Type:
- Economic data
Updated to include the Brightmine pay settlement data for the three months to the end of July 2026. Brightmine will publish the next pay figures on 23 September 2026.
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- Type:
- Employment law guide
The Department for Education has published guidance for providers on the lifelong learning entitlement (LLE) ahead of applications opening in September 2026.
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- Type:
- Editor's choice
Updated to include new survey analysis on: grievances research 2026.
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- Type:
- Employment law guide
The Government has published a consultation on draft legislation intended to protect the tax treatment of certain pension payments when the normal minimum pension age rises from 55 to 57 on 6 April 2028. The consultation closes on 28 September 2026.
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- Type:
- Employment law guide
Following the surprise withdrawal of the previous draft version, the Government has published a fresh draft revised tipping code of practice to reflect new requirements being introduced by the Employment Rights Act 2025. You have until 29 September 2026 to respond to the consultation on the revised version of the code.
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- Type:
- Legal timetable
The Government has published a draft revised tipping code of practice. Employers have until 29 September 2026 to respond to the consultation on the draft code.