The UK government has launched a consultation seeking views on the statutory flexible working framework, a key area in the Employment...
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The UK government has today launched a consultation seeking views on the new fire and rehire regime due to come into force in January...
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Introduction Further to the adoption of Legislative Decree no. 24/2023 (the Italian WB Decree), which transposed in Italy the EU...
HR and employment law teams often experience periods of heightened activity, and this is especially true during times when organisations...
Following a policy statement and consultation in July 2025 (see more detail here), the FCA has published its final rules and guidance on...
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Today marks the first anniversary of the entry into force of the new Belgian Private Investigations Act (the 2024 Act), which has been a...
In a surprising move, the UK government has officially retreated from its manifesto commitment to make unfair dismissal a ‘day one’...
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...