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Littler

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1 day ago

UK: Consultation Launched on Threshold for Triggering Collective Redundancy Obligations | Littler Currently, collective redundancy consultation (and the requirement to submit the HR1 form to the Government) is triggered where an employer is proposing to dismiss as redundant, within a period of 90 days or less, 20 or more employees at one establishment.

UK collective redundancy rules are set to change under the Employment Rights Act 2025. A new organisation‑wide consultation threshold and doubled protective awards could raise risk for employers. What’s being proposed and how can employers prepare? Read more: https://bit.ly/4trALYK #UKEmploymentLaw

Employment Law & Settlement Agreement Solicitors

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3 days ago

Stress Awareness Month 2026 April marks Stress Awareness Month, an annual campaign focused on improving understanding of stress and how to manage it more effectively.

Stress Awareness Month 2026 theemploymentlawsolicitors.co.uk/news/blog/st...

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Employment Law & Settlement Agreement Solicitors

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4 days ago

Hypervolt Ltd V Jackson [2026] EAT 45: EAT Clarifies Reconsideration Test In Default Judgment Cases | Employment Law & Settlement Agreement Solicitors In Hypervolt Ltd v Jackson EAT 45, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) clarified the correct approach to reconsideration applications following a Rule 21

Hypervolt Ltd v Jackson [2026] EAT 45: EAT Clarifies Reconsideration Test in Default Judgment Cases theemploymentlawsolicitors.co.uk/news/headlin...

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Employment Law & Settlement Agreement Solicitors

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4 days ago

April 2026 Rate Changes: Roundup The recent Vento bands announcement means that all of the April 2026 rate changes have now been published. We now provide a full roundup of the changes.

Employment Law: April 2026 Rate Changes - Roundup theemploymentlawsolicitors.co.uk/news/2026/04...

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Littler

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6 days ago

UK: Balancing Protected Beliefs | Littler The Legal Framework: Manifestation of Belief After HiggsIn Higgs v. Farmor's School, the Court of Appeal clarified how tribunals should analyse employer action in response to an employee's manifestation of belief in direct discrimination cases (see our ...

When a protected belief clashes with workplace values, how far can employers go? A recent EAT decision builds on Higgs, offering guidance on when action risks unlawful discrimination—and when it may be justified. Read the full analysis: https://bit.ly/4dh3Cdl #UKEmploymentLaw #HRCompliance

Littler

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1 week ago

UK: April Changes to Statutory Payment Rates, Compensation Limits and the ERA 2025 Reforms | Littler April usually marks a busy month for the rates and changes each year. This April is set to be busier than ever in the employment law calendar. Not only will the annual increases to certain statutory p...

April is always a key month for employment law - and 2026 is especially busy. Annual pay increases arrive alongside major Employment Rights Act 2025 reforms. Employers should watch what's changing and when. bit.ly/4sue0TG #UKEmploymentLaw

Littler

@littler.com

1 week ago

UK Employment Rights Act 2025 Unfair Dismissal Deep Dive Part 1: Polkey in a World Without Caps | Littler Removal of the Cap on Compensation Awards for Unfair DismissalIn most cases, there are two elements of compensation that may be payable to an employee who successfully claims for unfair dismissal:

Big changes are coming to UK unfair dismissal law. From 2027, shorter service thresholds & uncapped compensation could significantly increase employer risk. Read the full article to understand what this means – and how tools such as Polkey deductions may help: bit.ly/4c6pG9j #UKEmploymentLaw

Employment Law & Settlement Agreement Solicitors

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1 week ago

Chagger Deduction Overturned In KJ V British Council [2026] EAT 46 | Employment Law & Settlement Agreement Solicitors In KJ v British Council EAT 46, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) held that a 35% reduction to compensation for discrimination had been wrongly applied.

Chagger Deduction Overturned in KJ v British Council [2026] EAT 46 theemploymentlawsolicitors.co.uk/news/headlin...

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Employment Law & Settlement Agreement Solicitors

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1 week ago

Vento Bands 2026: Updated Compensation Rates Announced Vento bands increase from April 2026. Updated compensation ranges for injury to feelings claims and what they mean for employers.

Vento Bands 2026/27: Updated Compensation Rates Announced theemploymentlawsolicitors.co.uk/news/2026/03...

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Employment Law & Settlement Agreement Solicitors

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2 weeks ago

National Minimum Wage Breaches: Employers Named & Shamed 389 employers named and shamed for National Minimum Wage breaches by the Department for Business and Trade (DBT)

389 Employers Named and Shamed for National Minimum Wage Breaches theemploymentlawsolicitors.co.uk/news/2026/03...

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Employment Law & Settlement Agreement Solicitors

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2 weeks ago

Statutory Cap: Government Announces New Rate The Government has announced the new rate for the statutory cap. The changes will take effect on the 6th April 2026.

April 2026 Rate Changes: New Statutory Cap Announced theemploymentlawsolicitors.co.uk/news/2026/03...

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Employment Law & Settlement Agreement Solicitors

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3 weeks ago

Government Unveils £3,000 Youth Jobs Grant To Boost Employment | Employment Law & Settlement Agreement Solicitors The government has introduced a Youth Jobs Grant offering employers £3,000 to hire young people aged 18–24 who have been claiming Universal Credit and out of

Government Unveils £3,000 Youth Jobs Grant to Boost Employment theemploymentlawsolicitors.co.uk/news/headlin...

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Employment Law & Settlement Agreement Solicitors

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3 weeks ago

Tribunal Claims Increased In Q3 Of 2025/26 Financial Year New statistics reveal a sharp rise in employment tribunal claims, placing increasing pressure on both the judicial system and users

Employment Tribunals: Rising Claims and Systemic Strain theemploymentlawsolicitors.co.uk/news/blog/tr...

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Employment Law & Settlement Agreement Solicitors

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3 weeks ago

AI Tax & A 4-Day Week: A Solution To AI Job Displacement? Could an AI tax combined with UBI & four-day working week provide a realistic solution to the challenges posed by AI-driven job displacement?

Is an AI Tax and a Four-Day Working Week the Solution to AI Job Displacement? theemploymentlawsolicitors.co.uk/news/2026/03...

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Employment Law & Settlement Agreement Solicitors

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3 weeks ago

EAT Orders Reconsideration Of Anonymity Order And Restricted Reporting Order (RRO) | Employment Law & Settlement Agreement Solicitors The EAT handed down judgment in the case of A v (1) B (Organisation) (2) C (3) D EAT 35 on 4 March 2026. The case concerned an Anonymity Order and Restricted

EAT Orders Reconsideration Of Anonymity Order And Restricted Reporting Order (RRO) theemploymentlawsolicitors.co.uk/news/headlin...

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Employment Law & Settlement Agreement Solicitors

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3 weeks ago

Vexatious Litigant Subject To Restriction Of Proceedings Order | Employment Law & Settlement Agreement Solicitors In Attorney General v Messi EAT 34, the EAT granted an indefinite Restriction of Proceedings Order (RPO) under section 33 of the Employment Tribunals Act 1996

Vexatious Litigant Subject To Restriction Of Proceedings Order theemploymentlawsolicitors.co.uk/news/headlin...

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Mix Diversity

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4 weeks ago

New research finds giving dads 6 weeks of paid parental leave could benefit the UK economy by almost £3 billion.

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Employment Law & Settlement Agreement Solicitors

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1 month ago

Unemployment Forecast To Rise By OBR OBR: The economy is expected to experience slower growth and a modest rise in unemployment before conditions gradually improve later in the decade.

OBR Forecast: UK Growth To Slow As Unemployment Rises theemploymentlawsolicitors.co.uk/news/blog/un...

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Employment Law & Settlement Agreement Solicitors

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1 month ago

Skills That Will Matter Most In The Age Of Automation Ten of the most important skills likely to help future-proof careers over the next 10–20 years

Future-Proofing Your Career: The 10 Skills That Will Matter Most in the Age of Automation theemploymentlawsolicitors.co.uk/news/2026/03...

#ukemplaw #employmentlaw #ukemploymentlaw #hr #hrnews #HumanResources #AI #ArtificialIntelegence #automation #FutureOfWork #FutureSkills #Upskilling #Reskilling

Employment Law & Settlement Agreement Solicitors

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1 month ago

COT3s Can Bar Future Whistleblowing Detriment Claims, EAT Rules | Employment Law & Settlement Agreement Solicitors In Darlington v London Borough of Islington & Anor EAT 11, the EAT held that a COT3 settlement agreement concluded through ACAS can bar future

COT3s Can Bar Future Whistleblowing Detriment Claims, EAT Rules theemploymentlawsolicitors.co.uk/news/headlin...

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Employment Law & Settlement Agreement Solicitors

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1 month ago

Government Consults On Industrial Action And Collective Redundancy Reforms | Employment Law & Settlement Agreement Solicitors The Government has launched two consultations under the Employment Rights Act 2025 as part of its staged implementation programme, both opening on 26 February

Government Consults on Industrial Action and Collective Redundancy Reforms theemploymentlawsolicitors.co.uk/news/headlin...

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Employment Law & Settlement Agreement Solicitors

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1 month ago

EAT Clarifies Mandatory “Binary” Sift For Reconsideration Applications | Employment Law & Settlement Agreement Solicitors In Tesco Stores Ltd v Element & Others EAT 33, judgment handed down on 26 February 2026, the Employment Appeal Tribunal clarified the mandatory procedure

EAT Clarifies Mandatory “Binary” Sift for Reconsideration Applications theemploymentlawsolicitors.co.uk/news/headlin...

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Employment Law & Settlement Agreement Solicitors

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1 month ago

Non-Compete Clauses: The Case For And Against A Total Ban The economic advantages & disadvantages of a complete ban on non-compete clauses, and the latest on the current Government’s intentions regarding them

Non-Compete Clauses: The Case For and Against a Total Ban theemploymentlawsolicitors.co.uk/news/2026/02...

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Employment Law & Settlement Agreement Solicitors

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1 month ago

Workplace Health And Safety: Rising Number Of Injuries Non-fatal workplace injuries increased by 13% over the past year, affecting an estimated 680,000 workers, up from 604,000 previously.

UK Workplace Health and Safety: Rising Injuries and Persistent Challenges theemploymentlawsolicitors.co.uk/news/blog/wo...

#ukemplaw #employmentlaw #ukemploymentlaw #hr #hrnews #HumanResources #HealthAndSafety #WorkplaceSafety #WorkplaceInjury #accidentatwork

Employment Law & Settlement Agreement Solicitors

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1 month ago

AI Job Loss: Will A Universal Basic Income Be Required? We look at whether a universal basic income (UBI) will need to be introduced, as AI continues to decimate jobs

As AI Decimates Jobs, Will a Universal Basic Income (UBI) Need To Be Introduced? theemploymentlawsolicitors.co.uk/news/2026/02...

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#AI #FutureOfWork #Automation #AIEconomics #UniversalBasicIncome #UBI

Employment Law & Settlement Agreement Solicitors

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1 month ago

Minimum Wage: Potential Delay To Equalisation Government reconsidering proposed timetable for equalising the National Minimum Wage for 18–20-year-olds with the rate applicable to workers aged 21 and over

Potential Delay to Youth Minimum Wage Equalisation Amid Rising Unemployment theemploymentlawsolicitors.co.uk/news/blog/mi...

#ukemplaw #employmentlaw #ukemploymentlaw #hr #hrnews #HumanResources #nationallivingwage #livingwage #nationalminimumwage #minimumwage

Employment Law & Settlement Agreement Solicitors

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1 month ago

Ghost Jobs Undermining Jobseekers And Labour Market Ghost jobs are rising across industries. We examine the legal, reputational and labour market risks of advertising vacancies that do not exist.

The Rise of Ghost Jobs theemploymentlawsolicitors.co.uk/news/blog/gh...

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Employment Law & Settlement Agreement Solicitors

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1 month ago

Disciplinaries: The Case For And Against AI Justice AI and workplace disciplinaries: exploring the risks and rewards of algorithmic decision-making in employment law and modern HR governance.

Algorithmic Justice: The Case for and Against AI in Workplace Disciplinaries theemploymentlawsolicitors.co.uk/news/2026/02...

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GLP Solicitors - Manchester based Law Firm

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1 month ago

If you’ve been offered a #SettlementAgreement, make sure you understand what you’re signing.

It’s legally binding under #UKEmploymentLaw and often means giving up future #EmploymentRights.

Before you sign, know your #LegalRights.

Employment Law & Settlement Agreement Solicitors

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2 months ago

Consultations Launched On Key Employment Rights Reforms The Government has announced a number of consultations on proposed employment law reforms forming part of the implementation of the Employment Rights Act 2025.

Government Launches Consultations on Key Employment Rights Reforms theemploymentlawsolicitors.co.uk/news/2026/02...

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