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- Employment law guide
The case of Leedham v Royal Mail Group considered whether a digital-only payslip system can satisfy the requirement to give workers written itemised pay statements. The case provides a useful reminder for HR teams that electronic payslips can be lawful in principle, provided that the worker can access and understand their pay information at or before the time wages are paid.
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- Employment law guide
HMRC has published a policy paper and draft legislation on the phased introduction of mandatory payrolling of benefits in kind, from April 2027. HMRC has also said that penalties will not be charged for certain “non-deliberate inaccuracies” in the first year of implementation.
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- Editor's choice
Updated to include new survey analysis on: managing poor performance research 2026.
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- Economic data
Updated to include the Brightmine pay settlement data for the three months to the end of June 2026. Brightmine will publish the next pay figures on 19 August 2026.
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- Date:
- 22 July 2026
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- Survey analysis
Pay settlement levels remained stable in the second quarter of 2026, with the median basic pay award holding at 3.3% for the third consecutive revised rolling quarter amid continued stability across both the public and private sectors.
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- Economic data
Updated to include official earnings data from the ONS for May 2026. The next ONS release date is 18 August 2026.
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- Type:
- Employment law guide
The case of Chandrashekarappa v Wipro provides a reminder that a discretionary bonus may become legally enforceable once the employer has exercised its discretion in line with the terms communicated to employees and the employee has satisfied those terms. Employers should avoid seeking to impose new approval requirements or caps after that point.
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- Legal timetable
Updated to confirm that measures to strengthen tipping legislation are expected to take effect by the end of 2026, according to the Government's updated timeline.
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- Editor's choice
Updated with information concerning the EU Pay Transparency hub.
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- Date:
- 3 July 2026
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- Podcasts and webinars
This webinar explores practical ways to identify and resolve bottom-end wage compression, including the impact of National Living Wage increases, pay "bunching", and real-world insights.