In a surprising move, the UK government has officially retreated from its manifesto commitment to make unfair dismissal a ‘day one’...
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The Chancellor’s Autumn Budget 2025 contained a number of significant announcements for UK businesses. Please see here for our thoughts...
Hot on the heels of previous signals of potential change (see here and here), the UK government quietly published a working paper...
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, today unveiled the Autumn Budget against a backdrop of sustained economic pressures and...
The UK government has today launched a consultation on a draft statutory Code of Practice on electronic and workplace balloting for...
The UK Employment Rights Bill (the ERB) has now reached the final parliamentary stages and is expected to receive Royal Assent this...
The UK government has launched two important consultations under the Employment Rights Bill (the ERB), inviting input from employers,...
In November 2024, the PRA and FCA published a joint consultation proposing changes to the current senior banker remuneration regime for...
The UK government has appointed Matthew Taylor as the chair of the new Fair Work Agency (FWA), a body launching in April 2026 to oversee...
Executive summary Decide whether to engage talent as employees or contractors, considering local legal risks.Ensure compliance with...
Less than a year ago, on 16 December 2024, the Belgian Private Investigation Act entered into force. It represented a landmark reform for...
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On 25 July 2025, the European Commission (EC) published its decision (adopted in June) sanctioning Delivery Hero and Glovo for...