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Sep 10, 2026

The ERA’s Hidden Game-Changer? How Fire and Rehire Reform Will Block Your Ability to Restructure Your Workforce

For years, fire and rehire has been unpopular but lawful. An employer who wanted to change pay, hours or other terms could dismiss an employee who refused and offer a new contract, provided it was a…
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Aug 28, 2026

UK HR Two-Minute Monthly: August 2026

Once-in-a-generation overhauls of the Acas Code of Practice and UK equal pay law. The ever-increasing overlap of AI and workplace issues. A landmark Supreme Court decision on the rights of part-time…
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Aug 27, 2026

Part-time worker discrimination - Supreme Court clarifies causation test

August saw a helpful Supreme Court decision which gives clarity on causation in part-time worker claims. The claim related to Mr Augustine, who worked as a private hire driver for Data Cars Ltd…
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Aug 26, 2026

Disciplinary and Grievance Procedures are costing UK employers billions of pounds. Will a revised Acas Code offer any solutions?

The Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas) has published a survey which highlights the use of disciplinary procedures to address cultural and behavioural concerns. At the same time,…
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Apr 29, 2026

From Tables to Term Sheets

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Sep 30, 2025

Whistleblowing reasonable belief, tribunal discretion on amending claims, share option promises in settlements and a news round-up

Our employment law update for September covers a case on the limits of whistleblowing protection and fair dismissal procedures, an EAT decision on the consequences of delay in amending claims, and a…
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Dec 10, 2024

AI in HR - what you need to know

BCLP recently hosted a seminar on AI in HR. In this thought-provoking session, we considered how AI is used in HR and its regulation in the EU and the UK, and then engaged in some discussions around…
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Oct 31, 2024

The sexual harassment preventative duty is now in force - why it is needed

This week we mark the introduction on 26 October of the duty to take reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment, and consider a few recent cases showing that this is a workplace issue that refuses…
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Jul 27, 2023

UK HR Two-Minute Monthly: July 2023

Our July update includes cases on the dismissal of a devout Christian dismissed for gross misconduct for social media criticism of pro-LGBTQ+ teaching at schools, allowances that tribunals should make…
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Jul 18, 2023

Summary of the Bullying and Respect at Work Bill

At the moment, there is no claim that can be brought in an employment tribunal just for being bullied at work. The Bullying and Respect at Work Bill, if passed, would change that by creating a…
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Jun 26, 2023

UK HR two-minute monthly: June 2023

Our June update includes cases on whether an employer notified of an employee’s pregnancy just before termination is liable for a pregnancy dismissal, whether an employer’s future discovery of a…
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Jun 08, 2023

Menstruation in the workplace

This article focuses on the impact that menstruation can have on an employee’s ability to work in the workplace generally, the social stigmas preventing open discussions about menstruation in the…
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May 25, 2023

UK HR Two-Minute Monthly: May 2023

Our May update includes cases on the removal of an EAT panel member for bias in a case involving religious belief and the teaching of children about same sex marriage, the effect of a CPO which…
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Apr 26, 2023

UK HR two-minute monthly: April 2023

Our April update includes cases on religious belief discrimination in the education sector, with a school chaplain preaching to pupils his views on same-sex marriage, a case considering whether the…
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