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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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Sep 02, 2026

A minefield for Employers? Drunken consent and sexual harassment

The key takeaway from AB v GH Limited? Consent, intoxication and “unwanted” conduct are not always as clear-cut as they might seem. With the duty to prevent sexual harassment strengthening on 30…
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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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Aug 21, 2026

Illinois Employment Law Updates

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Aug 20, 2026

Can you hold three fingers in front of your face? AI transparency at work

Do your employees understand when and how they are being exposed to/monitored by AI in the workplace?
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Aug 13, 2026

The New ACAS Code: Opportunities for Employers in the age of AI-Generated Grievances

The Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (“ACAS”) has recently commenced consultation on an updated draft Code of Practice on disciplinary and grievance procedures (“Code”). This is the…
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Aug 06, 2026

Equal pay for all? Government proposes the biggest shake-up of equal pay laws in over 55 years

On 14 July 2026, the Office for Equality and Opportunity launched a 15-week consultation proposing the most significant overhaul of UK equal pay law since the Equal Pay Act 1970. The consultation…
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Jul 28, 2026

Employment Rights Act 2025: Key changes to Unfair Dismissal from 1 January 2027

The Employment Rights Act 2025 (ERA) will introduce from 1 January 2027 two landmark changes to the law relating to unfair dismissal. They represent the most significant changes for over a decade.
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Jul 20, 2026

Workplace harassment: Key changes under the Employment Rights Act 2025

The Employment Rights Act 2025 introduces significant changes to employer obligations in relation to workplace harassment, the majority coming into force in October 2026. Together, these represent the…
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